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TIL Harrison Ford tried to have a puppeteer on Return of the Jedi fired. They pretended to fire him, kept him on, and even brought him back for The Force Awakens

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nJP9 TIL Scrubs is based of a real life JDs’ (named Dr. Jonathan Doris) experiences as a resident. His name and those of the other medical advisors form a basis for JD’s, Turk’s and Molly Clock’s names in the show.
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loeGa TIL Between 1912 and 1948, the Olympic Games awarded medals in sculpture, music, painting, and architecture.After a heated debate in the post-war years, the competitions were scrapped. John Copley of Britain won one of the final medals at age 73 for his painting named "Polo Players".
R5aw1 TIL a man named Forest Fenn hid treasure worth $1-5 million in Yellowstone National Park, for anyone to find.
dD4W9 TIL Basic oxygen steelmaking was invented by just one man; the Swiss engineer Robert Durrer in 1948. Durrer's technique accounts for 60% of all steel production as of 2000. additionally, since 1920 the labor requirements to produce steel have decreased by a factor of 1,000.