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TIL that the lava on Mustafar in 'Revenge of the Sith' was real. Lucasfilm recorded the real volcanic eruption of Mount Etna in 2002 and used it in the film.

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Xer6 TIL In Lake Huron, there is an island named Manitoulin Island. On this island, there is a lake called Lake Mindemoya. In this lake lies Treasure island, also known as, “the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake in the world.”
DQKkp TIL Benazir Bhutto (11th, 13th PM of Pakistan) and Liaquat Ali Khan (1st PM of Pakistan) were both assassinated in the same park and rushed to the same hospital. The doctor who attempted to revive Bhutto in 2007 was the son of the same doctor who tried to revive Khan in 1951.
OoVNe TIL that the Maharaja(Indian King) of Jamnagar took in and agreed to look after 1000 orphaned Polish children — Jews and Catholics alike — who faced an uncertain future during World War II. The Maharaja told the children, “You may not have your parents, but I am your father now.”
WkRo4 Today I learned that a pomeranian pup set the record for longest yawn that lasted 23 minutes and 8 seconds.
0wrA5 TIL The US Senate still uses a page system. A system where it employs underage boys to run around delivering messages. It even has its own special school the boys, so they can be free to work.