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TIL That actor Dermot Mulroney had a small part in the Star Wars universe. An accomplished cello player Mulroney played as part of the orchestral score for Rogue One. In addition he has been part of the orchestras for the Mission Impossible and Star Trek films.

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nW6rd TIL in 2019, the Netherlands became the first country to completely ban the Hells Angels biker gang. In July of 2022, the Supreme Court Of The Netherlands reaffirmed this ban and made it permanent. Other countries (such as Germany) had banned local chapters, but never the club as a whole.
L88d TIL Billiards is called “Pool” because of horse race poolrooms. In the 1800s betting parlors were called poolrooms, “pool” referring to a collective bet. Billiard tables were installed in poolrooms for people to pass time between races. Eventually the phrase “shooting pool” meant playing billiards.
dKOE TIL that several 12th century British historical sources report the mysterious appearance of “The Green Children of Woolpit” – a brother and a sister discovered to have green skin, speak an unknown language, and be capable of eating only green food.
X04wP TIL that all financial interests (including gifts and donations) for UK Members of Parliament are recorded and open to the public along with the person or business making the donation.
BXYL TIL that when a group of protesters asserted that Anne Frank was fictional, a concentration camp survivor and Nazi hunter named Simon Wiesenthal spend 5 years tracking down the man who arrested her to prove them wrong