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TIL Rob Baur, a fan of The Simpsons, successfully grafted a "tomacco" plant in 2003

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v1dJD TIL That Jason Todd died in Batman because of a poll where calling 1-(900)-720-2660 voted in saving Jason or 1-(900)-720-2666 to kill him after 10,614 votes where 5,343 in favor of killing him and 5,271 in saving him and it was later revealed that one guy called to kill Jason over 100 times
v1JQ7 TIL John Christie, serial killer and necrophile, murdered at least eight people, including his wife, by strangling them in his flat. As Christie was restrained before his execution, he complained to the hangman that his nose itched. The hangman replied, "It won't bother you for long."
1aKkW TIL The Mecha genre of science fiction was founded in Japan. The first depiction of Mecha Super Robots being piloted by a user from within a cockpit was introduced in the manga and anime series Mazinger Z by Go Nagai in 1972.
1aDY8 TIL King Henry VIII's body might've literally exploded in his coffin due to a build-up of gasses
NldJ TIL I learned RAS syndrome (Redudant Acronym Syndrome Syndrome) is the common unnecessary repetition of words following an acronym.