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TIL Harley Quinn is not a comic book original character but was created for Batman: The Animated Series in 1992, and only appeared in DC comics for the first time in 1999.

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6EZjX TIL that James H. Dillard was a professor at Tulane University became the best-known and most-active white proponent for the education of blacks. In 1930, two historically black universities in New Orleans combined to form Dillard University, named in his honor.
pY44b TIL of a man who was discovered to be unknowingly missing 90% of his brain, and was living a normal life.
6Ekvl TIL that during WWII approximately 18,500 B-24s were produced, making it the world's most-produced bomber and American military aircraft in history. At its peak one B-24 was being produced every 59 minutes, a rate that exceeded the military's ability to use the aircraft.
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