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TIL that in 1940 the SS newspaper Das schwarze Korps attacked Jerry Siegel, creator of Superman, after they got a copy of the comic showing how Superman would end the war

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WkDbA TIL learned that the treadmill was designed as a torture device for prisoners.
J1O6k TIL Nikola Tesla never married, but claimed to have fallen in love with a white pigeon. After its death, he told friends that he felt his life's work was over. “I loved that pigeon as a man loves a woman, and she loved me. As long as I had her, there was a purpose to my life.”
GJ6Q TIL that when complaints were filed calling for the dismissal of Ulysses S. Grant due to his drinking habits, Lincoln responded, “I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.”
V6Ap TIL Game of Thrones TV show writers pull a prank on a member of the cast every season by giving them a fake script involving their death. “Then they leave it for about three weeks before they tell them they’re okay,”.
w4aW [TIL] In 1986, a volcanic lake in Cameroon, Africa burped a C02 gas cloud that killed 1,746 people in minutes