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TIL that the Hulk’s name was David Banner instead of Bruce Banner in the 70’s TV Show because “CBS thought the name Bruce sounded too gay-ish”

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da79 TIL in 1947, a British South American Airways flight was flying normally over the Andes Mnts., 4 minutes from landing, but then it sent a morse code message ‘STENDEC’ three consecutive times, then vanished, the wreckage not to be found for 50 years. To this day, what 'STENDEC’ meant is a mystery.
DQKEj TIL Fawlty Towers is the reason why many British comedy shows do not go beyond 2 seasons, or 12/16 episodes. This includes The Office, and The Young Ones.
D1lyv TIL Isaac Asimov wrote 500 books. His first novel was published in 1950, and he died in 1992. This means he wrote aprox 1 book per month for 42 straight years.
p1LQ TIL that America’s nuclear arsenal stills runs off of 8 inch floppy disks
5jXQ TIL that a man single-handedly carved a mountain with only a hammer and a chisel, to make a path to medical help since his wife died waiting for a doctor. The trip used to be 55 km and now it is only 15 km.