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TIL in Selina Kyle (Catwoman)’s debut (Batman #1, 1940), Batman’s first words to her were “QUIET OR PAPA SPANK!”

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MemaV TIL Tutankhamun's mummy was robbed after its discovery in 1926. A breaded skullcap and a collar left on the body because they had fused with the flesh were cut out, his eyelids and collar bones went missing too.
5VwRB TIL that subatomic particles can be detected by the naked eye with a simple homemade device called a Cloud Chamber that uses dry ice and alcohol
WkxPo TIL that owls do not have eyeballs. Rather, they have tubular eyes and are unable to move them. This is the same reason they are able to move their heads 270°
grENA TIL that the oldest surviving creation myth (the Sumerian Eridu Genesis) written in 1600 BCE tells of a massive flood. There is also archaeological evidence that a ‘continuity disrupting’ flood occurred at around 2900 BCE.
WkMMd TIL that there are over 89,000 children on the Sex Offender Registry (some as young as 7 years old!)