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TIL that the Incredible Hulk’s green skin color was originally a result of printing error (he was originally grey) that Stan Lee liked.

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N7Mb TIL that a star called R136a1 is the most massive (265 solar masses) and most luminous (8,700,000 times the luminosity of the Sun) star known.
Yp0Vd TIL Mini-Me actor Verne Troyer was born into an Amish family. His parents left the faith when he was a few years old because they didn’t agree with some of the beliefs and practices.
RdWa TIL A Green Bay Packers fan regularly donated blood in order to afford tickets to games. He later found out that he had a potentially deadly blood disease that was only preventable through blood donation. He had without knowing it been saving his life the entire time.
JYQvm TIL there is a formula that can determine the correct amount of caffeine needed for optimal performance, based on factors like amount of sleep.
Z8X5Y TIL that Marcin Jakubowski, a Princeton fusion physics graduate, had a hard time finding a job out of college so he turned to farming. Upon purchasing his first tractor, he realized how inaccessible and expensive farming equipment was, so he created an open source tractor design.