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TIL Superman is Jewish

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R7jZw TIL the barbed wire fences along forest roads have a smooth bottom wire to allow for wildlife to pass easily
rR5Jd TIL The common swift holds the record for the longest continuous flight time. A study of 19 swifts showed the birds stay in flight for 10 months out of the year. Three of the birds did not rest once, staying in flight for 300 days straight.
Wkm99 TIL Muhammad Ali was named after Cassius Marcellus Clay, an ardent abolitionist who emancipated the 40 slaves he inherited from his father. Clay edited an anti-slavery newspaper, commanded troops in the Mexican-American War and served as minister to Russia under Abraham Lincoln.
D1mnP TIL world's largest pillow fight involved 7,681 participants in Minnesota.
eO6E TIL of Stanley Meyer’s water powered car, mysterious death, and final words: “They poisoned me!”