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TIL that Tony Stark is richer than Bruce Wayne.

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RKB8 TIL after the Italian Armistice during World War 2, an Italian Division chose to resist the Germans they were stationed with who demanded they give up their arms. This ended with the Germans massacring over 5000 of the Italians including those who had surrendered.
16BBd TIL the Heimlich manoeuvre is no longer the recommended move to assist people who are choking
4kAgb TIL the song the prisoners whistle in Bridge on the River Kwai has lyrics: "Hitler has only got one ball"
5YWM9 TIL: Wenman Wykeham-Musgrave survived being torpedoed on three different ships on the same day; When Aboukir was going down he jumped and swam like mad to escape the suction. He was just getting on board the Hogue and she was torpedoed. He then swam to the Cressy and she was also torpedoed. [1914]
VQZ0 TIL that in 1992, instead of engaging in a messy legal battle over the use of a slogan, the CEOs of Southwest Airlines and Stevens Aviation simply arm-wrestled for whose company would own it.