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TIL the term "foil" (antagonist) comes from the old practice of backing gems with foil to reflect their features and make them shine more brightly

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E1AGV TIL that after inventing the lie detector, William Moulton Marston was asked to create and develop a superhero for DC Comics. At his wife's insistence that the superhero be female, Marston created Wonder Woman.
orBY TIL there is a form of therapy for adopted children which involves physically restraining the child and forcing the child to break down emotionally so that the parents can nurture the child, thus gaining its trust. It is considered by many to be pseudoscientific and child abuse.
a6Xy TIL Flash Gordon retired from acting and now does corporate security and hostage extraction in Mexico
r6ne TIL Russians gave one of the puppies of the space dog, Strelka to JFK’s daughter Caroline.
lo6m7 TIL a New York taxi driver once hit 240 consecutive green lights in a single drive around the city