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TIL that the actors playing the rebel soldiers on Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back, were all members of the Norwegian Red Cross. For their participation in the film, George Lucas made a large donation to the organization

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lo5pG TIL at the start of the 1539 siege of Vienna by the Ottomans, their leader, Suleiman I, was so sure of his victory that he boasted that he would be having breakfast in Vienna cathedral within 14 days. 14 days later, the Austrians sent him a letter, telling him his breakfast was getting cold.
8eNRb TIL Nintendo doesn't make their games completely in house and that they keep refusing to say who makes the game until the end credits.
ODke TIL In 2009, an estimated 31,000,000 birds died from being confused by light pollution while migrating overnight. Simply turning off the lights can potentially save tens of millions of birds from colliding with glass.
9wYp6 TIL that the Creatonotos gangis moth spreads pheromones using long appendages called hair-pencils.
wLxao TIL about 'non-responders'. Not everyone can run daily and improve. 20% of people will feel the same after a few weeks as they did on the first day, while some people can get fitter quickly. This is the same for all exercises.