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TIL that the movie “Mars Attacks” is based off of a Topps trading cards series

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PYkrw TIL that in 2004, Iranian authorities permitted an album of songs by English rock band Queen to be released, partly because the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" contains several exclamations of the word Bismillah. Bismillah is a phrase in Arabic meaning "in the name of God."
XE91r TIL that the verb 'egg' (i.e. egged on, to incite into action) has been in the English language longer than the noun 'egg'.
xO9b TIL There is a Indian village which celebrates each girl child by planting 111 trees
bbxE TIL Han Solo used to be an Imperial officer. However, he was dismissed by the Empire for refusing an order to kill a Wookiee named Chewbacca and became a smuggler. To repay this debt, Chewbacca protected Han for the rest of his life.
X0k TIL that the Money used in the Game Monopoly is worth more that some countries actual Currency!