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TIL of The Tale of Genji, one of the world's first novels, which was written by a Japanese noblewoman in the early 11th century

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awvnN TIL that Joker was intended to be killed off in his second appearance after his debut in Batman #1 (1940). But the decision was hastily withdrawn and Joker went on to become one of the greatest comic book villains and a pop-culture icon.
p8LEp TIL In 1994, David Hasselhoff toured across Germany to promote his album. That same year, he performed a concert on TV to help his singing career in America. On the night of the concert, O.J. Simpson was involved in his car chase and viewership of the concert was much lower than expected.
NEA6 TIL that the “power up mushroom” sound from Super Mario Bros. is essentially the same as the “flagpole” song but condensed into 1 second.
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a8oJN TIL that in 1807, Napoleon Bonaparte was swarmed by hundreds of rabbits during a celebratory hunt, forcing him to retreat to his carriage.