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TIL Marvel used to publish Godzilla comics, meaning the giant monster is technically still canon in the Marvel Universe and has fought Iron Man and Devil Dinosaur in the 70s

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W7ED9 TIL of "The Dip", a 50/50 solution of white vinegar and hydrogen peroxide used to clean lead off of suppressors and other firearm parts. The resulting chemical reaction dissolves the lead into lead acetate, which can cause lead poisoning from simple contact with the dermis (skin).
dDjNB TIL in 2009, Claire Boucher attempted to float down the Mississippi River in a homemade houseboat filled with live chickens, a sewing machine and 20 pounds of potatoes. She failed. A year later she released her successful debut studio album. She is known professionally as Grimes.
KWaJ TIL Men’s skin is about 25% thicker than women’s because of testosterone, and has more collagen.
ne1Gd TIL that the dogma of Immaculate Conception refers not to how Mary became pregnant with Jesus but to the assertion that Mary herself was born without original sin.
d6pr TIL that in China, more than 30 million people live in caves. Also that in the stone age there were only 5 million people on the earth, meaning that there are more cavemen now than there have ever been.