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TiL Any polar bear found in Iceland is to be killed on site

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m1Gko TIL G.I. Joe relaunched in 1982 because Hasbro and Marvel's CEOs met at adjoining urinals during a charity event.
xDEg TIL pronunciation of the letter “H” as either “haytch” or “aytch” was a sign of what religion you belonged to in Ireland (Catholic vs Protestant respectively)
9Y74B TIL there is a Marvel comic titled "Demon in a Bottle" in which Iron Man battles alcoholism
6pG7 TIL that in the 60s the US struck a deal with the UK to buy an unpopulated Indian ocean island for a military base. The UK didn’t have an unpopulated island, so it forcibly expelled the inhabitants of the British Indian Ocean Territory until it WAS uninhabited.
PYx5L TIL that traumatic experiences in childhood have long-term health effects on people and have a strong correlation with health issues in adulthood.