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TIL there are actually seven different types of Kryptonite in the Superman comics universe causing different reactions, including Pink Kryptonite that makes Kryptonians like Superman gay.

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wLxe8 These men are about to make history. Part of Nasa's Commercial Crew Program, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will take part in the first launch with astronauts of a SpaceX rocket and capsule to the International Space Station. The government-private industry partnership is notable because Nasa has historically always owned and operated its space vehicles.
loBar TIL that there was a second Titanic. The Titanic was one of 3 ships called the Olympic Cruisers. The reason why the actual Titanic was called 'unsinkable' was because its sister ship, the Olympic, had a years history of crashing into stuff and refusing to go down.
Q1L6 TIL that Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the role for Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels.
d8GG8 TIL Thurgood Marshall had to memorize the U.S. Constitution in high school as punishment for misbehaving in class.
R7dg7 TIL Julie Andrews was the lead in the original Broadway production of “My Fair Lady”, but not in the 1964 film due to not being well-known enough; the role eventually went to Audrey Hepburn. Andrews won the 1965 Best Actress Oscar over Hepburn for playing Mary Poppins.