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TIL One of George Lucas’ influences for “Star Wars” was “The Lord of the Rings.”

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EB1V TIL an error of Costa Rica’s border on Google Maps led to an invasion of Costa Rica by the army of Nicaragua. Google responded, saying that their Maps “shouldn’t be used as a reference to decide military actions between countries”.
NXv0b TIL that the first ever Harley Davidson was built in 1903, and a tomato can was used as its carburetor.
D178g TIL Neil Armstrong was working on his farm and got his wedding ring stuck in the gears of a tractor. He didn’t get it out in time—his ring and ring finger got torn clean off. He then packed it in some ice and drove himself to the hospital to get it reattached
BrZBd TIL of a serious plan to disassemble the Giza pyramids to use it as pre-cut building material in 1830s, proposed by ruler Muhammad Ali Pasha, but cleverly the plan was canceled due to false cost reports presented by his French chief engineer, who thought it would be the only way to save the pyramids
4j5 TIL that strawberries aren’t actually berries, but bananas, avocados, pumpkins and watermelons are.