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TIL Sets on “The Phantom Menace” were built only as high as the tops of the actors’ heads, however Liam Neeson was so tall (6'4) that he cost the set crew an extra $150,000 in construction.

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y9Bw TIL in Oxford, England on February, 10 1355, a dispute between 2 Oxford students and a Tavern Keeper over the quality of his drinks escalated into the St Scholastica Day riot between Oxford students and locals citizens where 63 students and 30 locals were killed.
6EwnY TIL that the rate of colorectal cancer has been rising in young adults in the US and no single factor has been identified for this trend.
N7rXP TIL, in Ancient Egypt, the penalty for killing a cat was death.
XlNk TIL in 1988 George Lucas spoke out against the altering of films & importance to preserve original versions
e0ewb TIL that in 1972, the year before the FAA began requiring passenger/baggage searches, there were 31 airplane hijackings in the U.S.