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TIL that Samuel L. Jackson’s lightsaber in Revenge of the Sith had BMF etched into the switch.

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XEkyj TIL of the Flying Wedge, a popular football play in the early 1900's where the entire team would form a V and charge down the field, sweeping down the field like a tank. Teddy Roosevelt threatened to abolish the sport after 18 players died and 159 were badly injured during that season.
0dQRR TIL the exact cause of Joseph Merrick's deformities (who was known as The Elephant Man) remains unclear. DNA tests on his hair & bones in 2003 were inconclusive because his skeleton had been bleached numerous times over the years before going on display at the Royal London Hospital.
VMNB0 TIL that in ancient Egypt, licorice was used as medicine
wlGY TIL that the intense rationing in England during WWII actually reduced infant mortality by guaranteeing nutrition to everyone.
Z8yW4 TIL that the Romans had a festival where drunk and naked priests would hit people with whips to bring them fertility and ease the pain of child birth.