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TIL Subway’s chicken is approximately 50% chicken

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R7pA9 TIL The actor who played Darth Vader (David Prowse) is banned by Lucas from attending all official Star Wars fan conventions
7repr TIL ships that were constructed before 1945 are the primary source of steel that is not contaminated with radioactive nuclides. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki along with nuclear tests and disasters have polluted the atmospheric air that is being used for the steel production.
9Ygv7 TIL that"Piano Man", Billy Joel's signature song, is in the National Recording Registry, along with Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech.
J1MQQ TIL The Scottish Militia Bill was the last bill in the UK to be given a Royal veto in 1708 by Queen Anne.
KJGJ TIL The CDC has an actual “Zombie Plan” in place. It was started as a joke campaign, but actually evolved into real training and countermeasures because “if you’re well equipped to deal with a zombie apocalypse you will be prepared for a hurricane, pandemic, earthquake, or terrorist attack