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TIL that George Lucas asked both David Lynch and then David Cronenberg to direct "Return of the Jedi", but both declined.

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9wryr TIL in 2001, dulce de leche M&M's were introduced in five American cities with large Hispanic populations. The flavor never became popular with the Hispanic community, who preferred existing M&M's flavors, and it was discontinued in most areas by early 2003.
rAYM TIL that Jim Varney, of “Ernest” fame, was actually a trained Shakespearean actor, and used the Ernest movies as a way to fund that love.
rNw9y TIL Baby gorillas are curious and will pull colourful items such as shoes, clothing, or dyed hair that they see on tourists. A baby in Rwanda once picked up a glove that tourist dropped, and the angry silverback confiscated it and threw it back at the tourist
peYZ TIL up to 36 hours postmortem sperm can be harvested through sticking a electric probe up the rectal cavity and zapping the prostate gland for 1-2 seconds.
e0jyn TIL Early in his career, H.B. Reese, inventor of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, created two nearly identical candy bars. The "Lizzie Bar" was named after his oldest daughter and the "Johnny Bar" was named after his son. The only difference between the two was that the Johnny Bar had nuts.