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TIL the word “Ewok” was never used throughout the entire filming of “Return of the Jedi”. It only appears in the credits.

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ebNk TIL actor Clint Walker was pierced through the heart with a ski pole. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, but a doctor detected faint signs of life and rushed Walker to surgery, where his damaged heart was repaired. Within two months Walker was again working
N6OJ TIL the band Badfinger (early 70’s) had all their money stolen in a bad business deal and the two leading members committed suicide.
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