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TIL Superman fought the Ku Klux Klan because Stetson Kennedy wanted to expose the Klan after infiltrating them, the authorities weren't interested but the writers of Superman were willing to write it as a new plotline for Superman, which eventually caused the Klan's influence to fizzle out.

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9w8WG TIL the Russian army only started to issue socks in 2013. They used a portyanki, a foot wrap for the past 300 years
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7e7r TIL Campfire smoke follows you because it sucks air towards it. By standing next to it, you create a vacuum between you and the fire, which the smoke tends to fill.
0d0wL TIL cheetahs can have support dogs
v15d8 TIL Listerine was initially used as an anti-septic and is named after Joseph Lister, the doctor who famously used the first anti-septics in the medical field. It has also been sold as floor cleaner and as a cure for Gonorrhea