500-Million-Year-Old Worm Named After Star Wars' Krayt Dragon

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Star Wars has once again influenced pop culture, this time inspiring the name of a recently-discovered creature. The franchise George Lucas created has been ubiquitous since the first film hit theaters in 1977, making its way into everyday life in surprising ways. Washington D.C.’s National Cathedral, for example, had a Darth Vader grotesque installed in 1986.


Source: https://screenrant.com/star-wars-real-k ... -namesake/