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TIL the marvel universe doesn’t have teenage sidekicks because they are Stan Lee’s pet peeve

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awllN TIL when John Lennon performed "Woman Is the N****r of the World" on the Dick Cavett Show, Cavett was told to apologise for the song's content before the performance. The show received about 600 letters of complaint - but all criticized Cavett's apology, not the song's lyrics.
ZAEa TIL Helen Keller had a dog named “Kamikaze-go” and was responsible for introducing the Akita dog to the United States.
N7DDb TIL that yesterday and the British attack in 1814 were not the only times the US Capitol has been attacked. In 1954 a group of Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire on the House of Representatives from the second floor visitors gallery
6ELrX TIL The cashew "apple" is a light reddish to yellow fruit, whose pulp can be processed into a sweet, astringent fruit drink or distilled into liquor. The cashew “nut” is the seed of the fruit. The shell of the cashew seed is used for lubricants, waterproofing, paints and arms production.
Onx7 TIL An alligator’s immune system can fight HIV.