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TIL in Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace, Qui-Gon Jinn’s communicator is a redecorated Gillette Sensor Excel Razor for Women.

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AN9jn TIL that the Australian town Lightning Ridge got its name in the 1870s, when some passers-by found the bodies of a farmer, his dog, and 200+ sheep, which had been struck dead by lightning.
ENkW TIL the group that recorded “It’s Raining Men” changed their name to The Weather Girls after recording the song
KYgoJ TIL the most widely used Language in North America during the 1700s and 1800s was not English or Spanish but a universal form of Sign Language now known as Plains Sign. It allowed natives and colonists to cross language barriers and trade easily.
x6Mx5 TIL Virologists generally believe that viruses are a form of life, but developed independently from cell-based life multiple times. To classify them, virologists use a modified taxonomical hierarchy with a rank called Realm above Kingdom to denote an instance of independently developed life.
dDNpr TIL Richard Garfield, creator of Magic The Gathering, is the Great-Great Grandson of 20th U.S President James A. Garfield