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TIL George Lucas has already written 50 episodes of a live action Star Wars Tv series. Its been on hold untill technology advances enough to make it affordable. But now Disney is thinking about making the series.

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neEYP TIL that the U.S. state of Minnesota is the longest-reigning subnational body in the US/Canada to not vote conservative in a federal election, longer than all other 49 U.S. states and the 10 provinces of Canada
mpWP TIL that the Confucius genealogical line as the longest family tree in history, with 86 recorded generations over 2,500 years: the Chinese philosopher (551 to 479 BCE) is thought to have 3 million descendants all over the world.
ydPw TIL Police found a man wearing a rucksack full of rocks who had been shot in the head, put into a sack, and fastened with cable ties before he hit the water. The death was ruled a suicide.
7reWx TIL that Billy Joel never sells front row seats in order to see the real fans right in front of him. He gives them away to random people in the cheap seats so that front row isn't always just wealthy people.
XEJNX TIL that the comedian Milton Berle was so popular in 1951 that the U.S. television network NBC signed him to a $6 million, 30-year contract. Berle's comedy-variety show was canceled in 1956 due to low ratings. NBC, however, continued to pay him until 1981.