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OGY1g 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
p8dvG The fire at the cathedral in April appears to have caused widespread lead dust contamination, prompting a lawsuit against the city.
bk8Q TIL that in 1973 Israeli agents assassinated an innocent waiter in Lillehammer, Norway by shooting him 4 times in front of his pregnant wife.
yQK8M TIL actress Judi Dench is growing a forest on her property in Surrey, England dedicated to loved ones in her life who have passed on. Every time a friend or relative dies, she plants a tree in their honor. She started the tradition after the death of her husband, actor Michael Williams.
DQnjD TIL Maria Rasputin, daughter of Grigori Rasputin, lived in the U.S. and worked as a dancer and a lion tamer in a circus, dying in 1977 in L.A.