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TIL That The Original 'Empire Strikes Back' Script Shows Darth Vader Wasn't Supposed to Be Luke's Father

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nNdY TIL Eddie Van Halen has a registered patent with the most epic patent drawing ever made – scroll to 2nd page.
mxQyM TIL because pendulum clocks are unreliable at sea, the first attempt at a marine chronometer was undertaken in 1673 utilizing a balance wheel and spring for regulation instead of a pendulum. This opened the way for the first modern pocket watches and wristwatches.
N7ONM TIL that Romans had central heating.
jLLp TIL the cross-dressing character “Corporal Klinger” on MAS*H was inspired by the ‘50s/'60s counterculture comedian Lenny Bruce who was dishonorably discharged from the Navy during WWII for wearing a woman’s uniform and claiming homosexual tendencies
JY8yk Today I learned about Parasocial Relationships, where one person pours emotions and effort into the relationship and the other doesn't know the first exists