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TIL J.J Abrams is considering putting Jar Jar Binks bones in the desert of episode 7

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781Xp TIL that recruitment to the British Army's Gurkha unit is extremely competitive, accepting only 230 recruits out of 28,000 applicants. All recruitment happens in Nepalese villages, and candidates must participate in a two-mile race up a steep hill, carrying 35kg of rocks in a basket.
4Wrb TIL that a survey in 2014 showed that 57% of Russians regret the collapse of the Soviet Union.
VNPZ TIL Elephants make friends, bury their dead, travel for ‘funerals’, speak to each other, and show extreme intelligence.
4Xm85 TIL that a ballerina was diagnosed with a detached retina in 1941 and had eye surgery. She had bed rest for 3 months, but still moved her feet. The op failed, as did another. For her third, she had a year’s bed rest. Her husband sat with her every day, using their fingers to teach her ballet.
6bVW TIL that Ian Fleming wrote that James Bond looked like songwriter/actor Hoagy Carmichael, but with a scar on his cheek.