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TIL X-Men is/was a metaphor for the civil rights movement. Specifically, Xavier as MLK and Magneto as Malcolm X.

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R0B7 TIL TIME Magazine prepares covers for different world markets, and U.S. covers are often much lest substantive (& often trite) when compared with those around the world
YgBP TIL Vin Diesel has played Dungeons and Dragons for 20+ years and had a fake tattoo of his characters name during the filming of xXx
yQ0Na TIL Open-faced sandwiches are inspected by the USDA, while closed-faced sandwiches are inspected by the FDA.
eb66 TIL of a french scientist who accidentally killed 45% of the rabbits in europe because he was tired of rabbits eating his garden.
VM6Yp TIL before the 20th century, Pizza was a sweet dish.