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TIL Robert Downey Jr. was cast as Lex Luthor in Superman: Flyby, a Superman reboot written by J.J. Abrams that was never made

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oKrA TIL blacks were given ‘ghetto loans’, which were higher-interest subprime loans normally reserved for customers with bad credit ratings, even if they qualified for a normal loan. It found out that high-income blacks were almost twice as likely to end up with subprime mortgages as low-income whites.
G7M7 TIL doctors are transplanting poop from healthy people into the stomachs of people with certain illnesses–and it is healing them at a rate of 91-98%.
VMw58 TIL The Terminator's world-famous phrase "Hasta la vista, baby" is translated to "Sayonara, baby" in the Spanish version of the film, to preserve the humorous nature.
KYb4a TIL that In 2016, a 1.5 carat laboratory-grown diamond cost $10,600 and in early 2023, the price has dropped to $2,445 due to large production.
KYOoB TIL Union Veterans opposed the construction of a statue in Washington, DC honoring a rebel general.