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TIL Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in the Force Awakens was the same age as Alec Guinness was playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars

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V984 TIL On August 31, 1986, five-year-old Levan Merritt fell into the gorilla enclosure and lost consciousness. Jambo stood guard over the boy when he was unconscious, placing himself between the boy and other gorillas in what ethologists analyze as a protective gesture.
wd77 TIL The man who accused Michael Jackson of molesting his son in a 1993 lawsuit claimed his son revealed he had been molested while under anesthesia during a dental procedure he (the father) was preforming. The son was later granted a permanent restraining order against his father.
R55kl TIL that in the 1920s, canned turtle soup was considered a delicacy in England and turtle riding was a major draw card in the 50s
QNjap TIL HM1 Robert Eugene Bush was the youngest sailor in WWII awarded the Medal of Honor despite losing an eye and receiving shrapnel from three hand grenades. He was 18.
OoxJX TIL Prince’s official 1987 “Black Album,” was supposed to be his hardest/most aggressive effort. Before its release, he withdrew the album, after a bad ecstasy experience — one which led him to believe that he’d be committing an act of evil if he unleashed such dark-sounding music upon the world.