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TIL that Marvel Comics’ Deadpool character (Wade Wilson) started as a parody of DC’s Deathstroke (Slade Wilson)

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WklR8 TIL in 2011, Roger Federer was ranked 2nd for being the "most respected, trusted, and admired person in the world" by a study of 50k people, across 25 countries. He was only surpassed by Nelson Mandela, but beat out the likes of Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, and many others.
VnoG TIL That in 2007, a group of college students drove the speed limit (55MPH) on I-285 and backed up traffic for miles.
ygOe TIL that women’s faces and breasts become more symmetrical during ovulation, which makes them appear more attractive
xVKB7 TIL in June of 1996, Tupac went to prom with a fan who wrote him a letter jokingly saying “If you ever read this, please take me to my prom since my boyfriend just broke up with me.”
6VoJ TIL that Carlos Hathcock, USMC in Vietnam, crawled inch by inch, 1500 yards for 72hours straight to assassinate an NVA General, narrowly escaping being bitten by a viper, and almost being stepped on by a NVA soldier. He successfully completed the mission, and escaped the same way he had entered.