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TIL that it was Steve Ditko who created Marvel's classic Corner Box featuring a headshot of the title character on the cover.

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OoLm4 TIL in 1945 the worst maritime disaster ever happened when the MV Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk by Soviet torpedos. The ship was attempting to cross the Baltic sea to evacuate fleeing Germans. While the total death count is not known, it is estimated at nearly 9,000
GAeWg TIL about the Great British Dog and Cat Massacre of 1939. In which Londoners, to prepare for war with Nazi Germany, voluntarily killed over 400,000 of their home pets in a one month period so as to ease the strain on resources.
p4VQ TIL that when Marilyn Monroe returned from entertaining the troops in Korea, she told then-husband Joe Dimaggio “Joe! Joe! You’ve never heard such cheers” To which he responded “Yes I have”
wooZP TIL about the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, an intertwined series of conflicts that took place between 1639 and 1653 in the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland – separate kingdoms which had the same king, Charles I.
b9XV4 TIL: Verizon will hang up on you (and refuse to communicate) if you inform them that you are recording the phone call. Even though they require you to let them record you.