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In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as BB-8 flees the massacre of the Jakku village near the beginning of the film, a very obvious puppet alien pops its head out of the sand to look at him. According to J.J. Abrams, everyone knew how bad it looked, but decided to keep it in any way, because they thought it was cute. The puppet alien also says "ko ji ma" as a reference to video game Director Hideo Kojima, the creator of the Metal Gear Solid video game series.

Telling other people about your goals can impede you accomplishing them, because it makes you feel like you are already closer to your goal.

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, known as the “Pig Farmer Killer,” confessed to murdering 49 women between 1983 and 2002 at his pig farm in Port Coquitlam in British Columbia. Police discovered evidence that he had dismembered victims and disposed of remains on the farm, and investigators later raised concerns that some remains may have been processed with pork. During interrogation, Pickton told undercover officers he was “disappointed” he had not reached 50 victims before his arrest. He was found guilty on six counts of second-degree murder in 2007 and given a life sentence without the possibility of release for 25 years.

In 1995, Mr. T was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma. He said, “Can you imagine that? Cancer with my name on it—personalized cancer.” Fortunately, he was able to beat it and is cancer-free.

Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.

Julius Caesar likely had epilepsy, with four documented seizures: 1) in the Senate while being offered the Emperor’s Crown, 2) while listening to an oration by Cicero, and in military campaigns in 3) North Africa and 4) Corduba, Spain. Caesar won both battles despite his seizures.

There is an airtight room in a University in Georgia (US), sealed in 1940, to be opened in the year 8113. The "Crypt of Civilization" contains a wealth of artifacts from literary works to everyday items.

Jerusalem Syndrome is an intense religious psychosis that is triggered when a person who seems previously balanced and devoid of any signs of psychopathology becomes psychotic after arriving in Jerusalem. It is not endemic to one single religion or denomination but has affected Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. An affected person may believe himself to be the coming of the Messiah or the second coming of Christ. This psychosis resolves to full recovery after leaving Jerusalem.

Dolores Umbridge, is a half-blooded witch. After her parents split, her Muggle mother took her Squib brother back to the non-magical world and Dolores never spoke of that side of her family again.

Spider-Man invented the web-shooter he uses to swing between buildings and catch criminals. The fluid inside, which forms the webbing, can hold 120 pounds per square millimeter and evaporates within an hour or two.