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TIL Saudi Arabia accidentally printed thousands of textbooks containing this image of Yoda sitting next to King Faisal while he signed the 1945 UN charter

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n8Ko TIL Humphrey Bogarts last words were “I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.”
7rX6P TIL Batman was originally going to have blond hair, a small domino mask, and no desire for a secret identity. It resembled nothing like a bat and nothing how we know Batman today. Thankfully, Bill Finger stepped in and added some major changes to resemble the legendary Batman, we know today
njaG TIL that chimps kill tortoises by thrusting a stick up the turtle’s ass. But they don’t eat them.
nWWJW TIL that Wheeler, Virginia is closer to the capital of 9 other states than it is to its own state capital
DQovg TIL Johnny Cash was born J.R. Cash, as his parents compromised on his name. His mom wanted John, his dad wanted Ray. When he joined the Air Force, they wouldn't let him use just initials, so he adopted the name John R. Cash. He used "Johnny Cash" after being signed to Sun Records.