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TIL that Stan Lee served in the military during World War II for three years after hearing about the attack in Pearl Harbor

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5Vw1D TIL that perpetual stew is a kind of soup-like dish cooked in a single pot which can be reheated and cooked for decades by adding more and more ingredients.
5YPkD TIL of Pope Benedict IX,who was Pope on three separate occasions.He bribed his first election at the age of 20,then was forced out. He then forced his successor to step down and sold the papacy to his godfather,Pope Gregory VI some months later.Benedict subsequently had second thoughts and returned.
m184R TIL Some lizards do push-ups as a part of their mating rituals (notably the western fence lizard), because of this the Mexican Spanish word for lizard, Lagartijas, also means push-ups.
j6dj TIL A family foreclosed a bank for trying to foreclose them illegally, and then not paying the legal fees when the family won.
Yp5G7 TIL crowd effects for the gaming arena scene in Tron: Legacy were recorded at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. During a Tron: Legacy panel, the crowd was given instructions to chant and stomp while techs from Skywalker Sound recorded the performance.