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TIL that Stanley Lieber used the pseudonym, Stan Lee because he was afraid that associating his legal name with comic books would harm his writing career.

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8aAMa TIL that tigers can, and will, take revenge on those who have wronged them. They are one of the most vengeful animals on the entire planet.
5WoD TIL an FBI informant investigating corruption in LA jail was transferred to different jails, kept in isolation, held under various aliases, and watched around the clock to prevent FBI handlers from finding him. The corruption included brutality and staging “gladiator style fights” between inmates.
5YEv8 TIL North Korea has its own calendar system. The year is calculated based on the year of birth of its founder (Kim Il-Sung).
pYekN TIL that Texas has an embassy in Washington DC.
JYabl TIL Michael Jackson was a huge fan of Weird Al Yankovich. The pop star eagerly let Al do parodies of 'Beat It' and 'Bad,' and actually let him use the subway set of 'Bad' to film a music video for 'Fat.' Michael Jackson also did his best to convince other artist to let Al parody them.