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TIL traditional firearms exist in the Star Wars universe. They are called “slugthrowers” and are preferred weapons of bounty hunters for their unique advantages over blasters

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QJmnM TIL that a middle school football coach in Oregon was fired for trying to take his team to Hooters to celebrate the end of the season.
VBRlp TIL that all indigenous languages in Bolivia are official, hence Bolivia lists 36 languages as having official national status.
8aK9L TIL Shakespeare became wealthy by hoarding grain, and reselling at inflated prices during a period of famine. He used the profits for money-lending activity and was pursued by authorities for tax evasion and was prosecuted for hoarding grain.
J1Qgk TIL Dollar comes from the Dutch "Daalder" and was imported by the Spanish & the $ comes from the F of Florence, Italy, where the bills were printed. (Read the article, it is really interesting)
9YQpX TIL In their most productive week, the Pixar team animated 3½ minutes of the film Toy Story (1995)