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TIL that Darth Vader’s name was partially inspired by one of George Lucas’ high school classmates, Gary Vader.

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Kdka TIL that Arnold Schwarzenegger only spoke 74 words in The Terminator.
BnMD TIL after writing ‘The Show Must Go On’, Brian May said to Freddie Mercury “Fred, I don’t know if this is going to be possible to sing”, due his illness at the time. In response, Mercury took a shot of vodka and said “I’ll fucking do it, darling!” and recorded the song in one take.
yQg6p TIL until 1871, officer commissions in the British Army could be bought and sold
M7kBV TIL that there's a city in Egypt called "6th Of October"
5Y1Kp TIL during WWII, the Nazis harvested hair from concentration camp inmates and used it to make blankets and socks for U-boat crews. A car company also allegedly used the hair from 40,000 Auschwitz inmates to make textiles. Polish historians claim to have found 1.95 tonnes of the hair-cloth.