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TIL George Reeves, the actor who played Superman in the 1950s was wary because some fans tried to test his “invulnerability.” At one appearance a young fan pulled a pistol on him. Reeves convinced him to hand over the gun by telling him that a bystander could be hurt when the bullets bounced off

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v18jx TIL of Congressman Lucas Miller who proposed an amendment renaming the United States of America to the United States of the Earth in 1893. He also proposed abolishing the Army and Navy.
P1g9G TIL an Islandic company named Kerecis makes skin grafts from fish skins (of North Atlantic cod caught in Icelandic waters). The fish-skin graft is approved by the FDA as well as European regulatory authorities
X0GdQ TIL there is no official Calvin and Hobbes merchandise besides the compilation books. Bill Watterson was vehemently against merchandising his characters and even went as far as to say, "Only thieves and vandals have made money on Calvin and Hobbes merchandise."
p8OmO TIL that New Coke, introduced in the 80's, was the formula for Diet Coke with real sugar instead of artificial sweetener.
OG0R4 TIL Mormons enjoy Jell-O leading to the area of the US where they settled being named the "Jell-O Belt":