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TIL: Even though Star Wars has an incredibly complex and deep universe, Yoda’s species was never named.

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8agDZ TIL that Dr. Bronner, of the "all-one" Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, fled to the United States in 1929 and urged his parents to come with him. The last he heard from them was "You were right," before they were killed in the Holocaust.
Oo16g TIL about an old film from 1915 called Filibus, Though Italian reviews at the time of its release were negative, Filibus has been well received by later writers and film historians, who have highlighted the film's pioneering use of lesbian attraction, genderfluidity , and science fiction motifs.
xNdB TIL, James Hong, Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China, not only has almost 400 acting credits, but was a contestant on Groucho Marx’s You Bet Your Life back in 1950.
N78xE TIL Hamburgers got their name because they originated in Hamburg, Germany
xVLx7 TIL Mike Tyson's Training Regiment included waking up at 4am, jogging 5-miles. Then he would do 2000 sit-ups, 500 pushups, 500 dips, 500 shrugs and about 30 minutes of neck bridges daily. He repeated this 6 days a week.