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TIL David Prowse, the actor who portrayed Darth Vader (in form, not voice), is banned from attending official Star Wars conventions because George Lucas finds him annoying.

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p1VQ TIL the sneezing reflex from looking at a bright light or the sun affects 18%-35% of the population, and the scientific name’s acronym is ACHOO.
EdJd TIL that in when David Reimer was born in 1965, his doctor had accidentally burned off his penis during a failed circumcision. His family, under the guidance of Dr. John Money, decided to raise him as a girl, to prove that nurture, and not nature, defines sexual identity. It failed
W7kLd TIL that a man who witnessed the Lincoln assassination as a small child actually made a live appearance on television. He died two months after it was filmed.
M7bJB TIL that more than three billion people rely on the ocean to make a living
jy6Q TIL it is legal to drive a car while consuming alcohol from an open container in the UK. As long as the car is driven with due care and the driver is under the legal limit.