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TIL that lightsabers came from the pulp magazines! George Lucas cribbed the concept of "laser swords" from stories in 1930s pulps such as "Magic Carpet," "Weird Tales," and "Amazing Stories."

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mxmKP TIL that while trapped in a Chilean mine for 69 days, Edison Peña ran several miles a day underground. He has since ran in the New York Marathon and Tokyo Marathon.
QNL9E TIL the first international cricket match was between teams from the United States and Canada. Canada won
b6R9Q Today I learned that Mandy Pantinkin, aka Saul Berenson in 'Homeland', also played Inigo Montoya in 'The Princess Bride' . Are there two more contrasting roles?
dXYr TIL that accidental release of pet birds has caused a small population of lovebirds to grow in Phoenix, Arizona due to native climate similarity.
B6Ry TIL mosquitoes and the diseases they spread have killed more people than all wars in human history.