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TIL Han Solo was frozen in carbonite in Empire Strikes Back because Harrison Ford was not yet signed on for Return of the Jedi and the producers were unsure if he would come back.

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4XOyg TIL In 1935 a seaplane carrying two million rubles in cash vanished in a remote part of Siberia. The wreckage and remains of the crew were found 80 years later. There was no sign of the cash.
begE TIL Canada also interred it’s Japanese citizens during WWII
eZjE TIL of “Sailor Jerry Collins”, a tattoo artist who cured his own skin cancer by tattooing prescription meds, meant to be taken internally, directly on to malignant areas.
Yn1W TIL, that Patrick Stewart was initially considered for the role of Data, and it took weeks of discussion with Robert Justman, Rick Berman, and the casting director to convince Roddenberry that Stewart was the one they had been looking for to sit in the Captain’s chair.
oRBK7 TIL That the extra set of eyelets near the ankle on athletic shoes have a specific purpose. By using them, you can create a lace lock, which is intended to keep your heel locked in place thereby reducing the chance of blisters caused by excessive rubbing.