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TIL Stan Lee created The X-men as 'mutants' because he didn't want to explain how they got their powers. They were BORN with their powers.

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ANKO7 TIL that the ruby-throated hummingbird flies non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico as part of its spring migration and has a VO2 max that is about 10 times higher than elite human athletes.
n1lY TIL the last surviving Civil War veteran lived long enough to have seen television.
4XxJg TIL a large number of Graffiti found in Pompeii are political ads. Specificaly, one Gnaeus Helvius Sabinus appears in no less than 140 political signs throughout the town, endorsed by all manner of individuals, trade unions, religious and social groups
oBo1K TIL of the Magic Roundabout, the “most complex intersection” in the world.
DQAvv TIL that Cannabis users appear to be less aware of unhealthy relationship strategies they may use with their partners when discussing a conflict, according a study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.