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TIL Robert Downey Jr. credits Burger King for getting him off drugs: Apparently, he ate a burger that was so nasty, it made him rethink his life choices and throw all of his drugs into the ocean

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DQxBY TIL Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman, attempted to replicate their success with a second superhero, Funnyman. His book was canceled after only six issues.
Zp5oR TIL In 2023, Canada's Quttinirpaaq National Park, located about 800 kilometres south of the North Pole, received new management plan to strengthen Inuit engagement on research, tourism and infrastructure. Between 2008 and 2017, an average of 17 people visited the park annually
46Na TIL Gilbert Gottfried never uses his real voice when he is in public. Here is audio of his actual voice.
1ark7 TIL that Allied soldiers summarily executed guards at Dachau after discovering the concentration camp. Estimates vary as to how many but range between 35 and 50.