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TIL Deadpool once killed off the entire Marvel Universe, including the writers themselves.

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RKJl TIL when US imposed sanctions against Russia’s space program the Russian Deputy Prime Minister tweeted “After reviewing the sanctions against our space industry, I suggest that the United States deliver their astronauts to the ISS using a trampoline”
b6oQ TIL that actor Kevin Spacey has kept his private life as secret as possible and says “The less you know about me, the easier it is to convince you that I am that character on screen.”
P1KkO TIL that a monkey named Jocko Flocko was the co-driver for stock car racer Tim Flock for 8 races in 1953. Two weeks after becoming the only NASCAR-winning monkey, Jocko was euthanized after getting out of his seatbelt and hit in the head with a pebble during what became his final race
oRmn7 TIL that the very first "crowd wave" at a sports event ocurred spontaneously. At a Colorado Rockies NHL ice hockey game in 1980, a section of the crowd rose to their feet slightly later than the section beside them. This continued around the area to complete a "wave", without having been prompted.
v1blB TIL about the Halo Drive, a proposed method for interstellar travel that combines black holes, gravitational slingshots, lasers, and solar sails to propel a ship close to the speed of light without expending fuel.