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TIL that there is one character owned by both Marvel and DC, named Access, whose sole purpose is to keep both universes separate

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6Ek58 TIL that a UK documentary once showed video footage of an IRA group using Lybian weapons including a truck mounted Anti Aircraft gun, shooting down a British helicopter. The footage turned out to be from Arma2, a video game. The IRA really did blow up a helicopter in 1994, but with a mortar.
ADrx7 TIL about the unifying cube rule theory that claims to settle not only the "Is a hotdog a sandwich?" question, but many other similar food debates.
vPa4j TIL during WWII fighter pilot James Jabara engaged a German aircraft, they collided in mid-air, and when both pilots safely floated to the ground, they met and shook hands.
VmeB TIL that glitter is so unique it can be used as forensic evidence if matching glitter is found at the crime scene and on the suspect since glitter often goes unnoticed by the suspect.
WAmA TIL Benjamin Franklin once sent classified letters to American revolutionaries detailing how the Brittish were attempting to decrease American morale by gradually suppressing basic liberties, effectively making Franklin one of the first American “whistle-blowers”.