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TIL: Mitsubishi motors was founded by a samurai.

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DQAKJ TIL that swallowing gasoline isn't generally a cause for concern as long as it doesn't go into the lungs. In fact, trying to vomit it out makes it worse. Also, hospitals frequently see patients suffering from gasoline poisoning after sucking it from vehicles using their… mouths.
JYvrv TIL DC Comic's Watchmen was originally intended to use existing heroes from a company DC had just purchased. DC liked the proposal for the Watchmen but didn't want their new characters killed or made into villains. The Watchmen creative team reworked the Charlton heroes into similar substitutes.
6gkX TIL that octopus wrestling was once a documented hobby.
wE7Y [TIL] Schwarzenegger’s over-hyped ‘Last Action Hero’ bought a $500,000 advertisement on the side of a rocket who’s launch into space was delayed for technical reasons until a month after the movie had flopped at the box office.
OGVMY TIL that a day on Planet Venus is a little longer than a year. One year in Venus translates to about 224.70 Earth days, and during this time the planet experiences only two sunrises and two sunsets.