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TIL Mortal Kombat co-creator and character designer John Tobias originally wanted the character of Liu Kang to resemble a traditional monk- bald and in robes - but wound up using Bruce Lee as his inspiration for the resemblance we see today

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Mjmb TIL the story that NASA spent $1 million on a space pen while the soviets simply used a pencil is false. The pen was developed by a private company without any taxpayer dollars and NASA simply became a client afterwards.
X0ERP TIL King William II organized a hunting trip and was presented with six arrows; taking four for himself, he handed the other two to Tirel, saying, "Bon archer, bonnes fleches". It was the last time that William was seen alive.
5Yr0P TIL of the amazing life of Josiah Henson, who walked 900 miles, with his wife and children, to escape slavery. He founded a colony in Canada and helped 118 others to freedom, and was the inspiration for the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
XEBMk TIL Presidents since 1929 have generally been wealthier than presidents of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. With the exception of Harry S. Truman, all presidents since this time have been millionaires.
Z8mxR TIL the war between Israel and Egypt in 1967 ended up trapping 14 unlucky Cargo Ships in the Suez Canal for eight years. During this period crew members drank so much beer, they speculated there must be five feet of beer bottles on the lake's floor.