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TIL Ian McDiarmid was only 38 years old when he played the Emperor in Return of the Jedi

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7GdP TIL the first mutiny in space occurred in 1974 aboard the Skylab 4 (x-post r/space)
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ZpEmo TIL that James Harrison, an Australian man, who saved over 2 million babies due to donating his blood. He was known as the "Man with the Golden Arm," because he had a rare antibody in his blood used to develop an injection (Anti-D) to prevent Rhesus disease.
ggl4 TIL that a musician was so unhappy with the music in airports that he recorded “Ambient 1: Music for Airports” intended to serve as a soundtrack for air travelers.
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