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TIL that a scene in "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" share the same score. It's suspected that the mix-up occurred due to a confusion between John Williams, the composer, and William Ross who was assisting John Williams with the project.

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va8R TIL the minimum wage of $1.60 an hour in 1968 would be $10.56 today when adjusted for inflation
4XOmo Researchers have created a llama-inspired mega protein capable of neutralizing 59 different strains of influenza.
e0Yb TIL that Vitamin E doesn’t help heal scars quicker. It actually causes dermatitis up to 33% of the time.
rN6n4 TIL: Wat Misaka, a 5'7 point guard of Japanese descent was the first non-white player to play in the nba (1947)
geK9 TIL in the 1980’s, a one letter typo cost the Yellow Pages $10 million when they misprinted a travel agency’s advertisement for ‘exotic vacations" as “erotic vacations”