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TIL that Guardian of the Galaxy Groot was one of Stan Lee’s first creations at Marvel (and originally a villain)predating Spider-Man and most of the Avengers, including the Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor

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m1P9E TIL subway isn’t legally allowed to call its bread “bread” in Ireland. They consider it “cake”
R59M4 TIL that porcupines are indeed defenseless against one predator I had never heard of before. A vicious weasel-like creature called a "fisher" (although it doesn't fish) that is also known for killing lynx. They are one of the rarest carnivores due to hunting for their fur a century ago and logging.
xVWa7 TIL about the only instrumental song to have been banned by radio stations in the United States: "Rumble" by Link Wray & His Ray Men.
9wYZD TIL The largest landowner in the world is the Catholic Church
6pZw TIL that Terrence Howard believes 1x1 is really 2 because he uses a type of logic he made up (and patented), while spending hours everyday making models out of plastic and wire which supposedly help prove his theories