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TIL John Cena holds the celebrity record for most wishes granted for the Make-A-Wish foundation with over 500 wishes

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NGAb TIL most English and French kings had relatively open affairs and that the offspring of these affairs (Royal Bastards) were often given wealth, land, and regal titles
R7wo4 TIL of Jeff Erlanger (1970-2007), who was a quadriplegic child who appeared on an episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in 1981. Almost 20 years later, when Rogers was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999, Erlanger was a surprise guest to introduce him.
9YK0r TIL that George Lucas setup the George Lucas Educational Foundation for donating majority of his wealth towards improving education.
N7pJ6 TIL about Rebecca Huger, an 11-year-old emancipated slave girl who posed for patriotic photos with the U.S. flag; the photos were sold to raise money for the education of freed slaves in New Orleans. "To all appearance she [was] perfectly white," like her father/former owner.
04G5 TIL the final design for Chewbacca was based on an illustration for a 1975 novelette by George R.R. Martin