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TIL Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman, attempted to replicate their success with a second superhero, Funnyman. His book was canceled after only six issues.

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x6EQ7 TIL that Arizona authorities recently conspired to deploy Zyklon B (the same hydrogen cyanide agent used to kill hundreds of thousands of Auschwitz prisoners) for executions
xXA5 TIL Sir John Smith, who founded Jamestown, was knighted by a prince of Transylvania, for beheading three Turkish commanders in 3 separate duels. He later captured as a slave, and given by a Turkish nobleman to his mistress, the woman subsequently fell in love with Smith and He escaped 2 years later.
OopVg TIl the US strategic petroleum reserves are stored in underground caverns carved out of salt. Salt does not react with the oil and is self-healing. The plastic behavior of salt will cause it to naturally close fractures or gaps and prevent any leakage.
6o4X TIL when the Emperor Nero began to go nuts, he would stage long singing performances wherein the audience would not be allowed to leave. Women gave birth during these performances and men would fake their deaths in the hopes of being carried out just so they could get away.
wLo6 TIL Julius Caesar wrote fan fiction of Hercules and Oedipus in his youth.