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TIL that the Israeli army frowns up playing Dungeons and Dragons. Any Israeli solider caught playing D&D automatically have their security clearance lowered.

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XE8pP TIL that the voice of Batman on TV was done by the diminutive actor, Olan Soule. Soule had a great voice that belied his small stature, and had worked in radio for years. Early on, he was typecast, usually as a lab tech, hotel clerk, or even a reporter. He voiced Batman for 15 years.
wEr7 TIL Robert Downey Jr. was suspended from high school for stealing an Iron Man comic book from a classmate
v07D TIL the American Red Cross rejected a $1 million dollar donation from the Dixie Chicks in 2003 due to their opposition to the Iraq War
PYPZE TIL a study was conducted involving separating infant twins through an adoption agency to study nature vs nurture . The twins involved in the experiment were never given knowledge of the study and the findings never published. The records are contained at Yale and will not be released until 2066.
oBJRY TIL that John F. Kennedy, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley all died on November 22, 1963.