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TIL the dreaded Emperor in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was portrayed by Marjorie Eaton, an adorable little-old-lady 😍🥰!

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Wk9yY TIL Research shows that cats that are provided with empty boxes are more interactive, friendly and comfortable with the people around them as compared to those cats that do not have a box to snuggle in. So, it can be said that cats derive comfort and security from boxes.
negMG TIL that the pseudonym Mark Twain actually comes from an archaic name for two fathoms, and that previous iterations of his name included “Josh” and “Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass”.
VoQ4 TIL in the medieval times animals could go to trial. In 1457 a sow and six piglets were charged for killing a 5 year old boy. The mom was deemed guilty, the piglets’ role, however, was ambiguous. Although splattered with blood, they were never seen directly attacking the boy.
7rYG7 TIL that the German word for “turkey” literally translates to “threatening chicken.” Porcupines are “spike pigs,” raccoons are “wash bears,” and platypuses are “beak animals.”
m1waO TIL that the destroyed appearance of the Parthenon was not due to time, but an explosion caused by a cannonball in 1687