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TIL 1 out of every 77 neonatal (first 4 weeks of life) male deaths is a result of circumcision. That’s more deaths than suffocation and cat accidents. Geez.

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Z8LW4 TIL that the concept for Spider-Man's black costume came from a fan named Randy Schueller, who was paid $220 in 1982 for the idea by then-Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter. Schueller conceived a black stealth version with a dark red spider chest emblem made by Reed Richards with unstable molecules.
N7VxJ TIL The Dead Sea scrolls listed Goliath's height as 6 feet, 9 inches (four cubits and a span). It also states that David struck him at the leg rather than the head, causing Goliath's fatal stumble.
nWl4G TIL that after enjoying success with the violent and groundbreaking first-person shooter game "Wolfenstein 3D" (1992), games developer id Software licensed their 3D engine to "Super 3D Noah's Ark", a Christian video game that features Noah shooting food at animals inside his ark.
rN054 TIL Eddie Redmayne spent six months preparing for his role as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, mastering his speech, mannerisms, and physical challenges. Hawking, moved by the portrayal, lent his real electronic voice to the film and even shed a tear at a screening.
VBXBZ TIL that the name "Idaho" was invented George Willing, who represented the territory to US Congress despite losing the election to be delegate. He falsely told Congress it meant "gem of the mountains" in Shoshone, but later claimed he was inspired by a little girl named Ida.