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TIL “scrub” was used as an insult meaning a “mean, insignificant fellow” as far as the 1580s.

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GY7aN TIL James Earl Jones spent only 2.5 hours recording all of Darth Vadar's lines for Star Wars and was paid $7,500
8GZ TIL a Star Wars live action television series is planned. It will cover the 19 years between III and IV.
Z44G TIL Metal “whiskers” can grow spontaneously from circuit board components, and have caused the failure of at least one satellite, and were detected in a failed relay at a nuclear power plant
kJAg TIL that Google’s ‘Most Badass Engineer’ Jeff Dean has a list of facts made up by employees smiliar to that of the 'Chuck Norris Facts’ due to his legendary status in the company
ADldB TIL the Russian mafia smuggled grain alcohol to Eastern Europe by dying it blue, labeling it s windshield-wiper fluid, cologne, mouthwash and cleaning solvents and once overseas removing the dye and selling the alcohol as high end liquor