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TIL that George Lucas wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie but couldn't obtain the rights so instead created Star Wars

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DnpD TIL a mother skinned one of her sons alive and fed his flesh to cannibal relatives, her other son was caged in the cellar
PYYWg TIL the Queen of England legally owns all unclaimed Swans in British waters. Each year her Royal Swan Marker conducts a census of Swans on the River Thames
wLv7P TIL Chuck Berry's hit song Roll Over Beethoven was inspired by how his sister always used the family piano to play classical music when Berry wanted to play popular music. The title refers to how classical composers would roll in their graves upon hearing rock and roll.
grgv7 TIL Bambi is a boy!!!
wL7P TIL the president of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk, would even oppose a cure for AIDS if it was a result of animal testing. On the other hand Mary Beth Sweetland, the VP of PETA, is dependent on insulin; a product which is a result of animal testing.