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TIL Mark Hamill thought Star Wars might have been a parody film when he first read the script.

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4XVow TIL maize, beans and squash, the three main agricultural crops of Native Americans were named Three Sisters by them for their symbiotic relationship when grown together. Maize gives structure for the beans to climb, beans provides nitrogen to the soil and squash spread-grows preventing weed growth.
RmVw TIL Most authors in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction (1920-39) agreed to a set of “Ten Commandments,” which banned lame plot devices like secret twin brothers and hidden passageways.
ve1r TIL that in 2001, an LA artist impersonated a Caltrans worker, forged an invoice, used a hidden ladder, and installed his own freeway sign in the presence of another highway crew. Nobody noticed, he was never charged, and the sign remained for over eight years.
5DxB TIL of Obsidian. A volcanic glass so sharp, many surgeons prefer obsidian to surgical steel
XEKoR TIL China has a Dwarf Theme Park exclusively staffed by dwarves. Called “Kingdom of the Little People”, the park employs over 100 Chinese dwarves to sing and dance.