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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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QNaja TIL 1066 and 1936 were the only years in English history with three different kings, both due to a short reign by the second king. In 1066, Harold II ruled 282 days before dying at Hastings. In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated after 326 days to marry an American divorcée.
XEZL8 TIL The thief of America’s first bank robbery who stole the sum of $162,821, was caught because he deposited the money back into the same bank.
WkYAd TIL that bats are not actually blind, but only use echolocation at night because it’s too dark to see. In fact, some bigger bats can see three times better than humans.
loL51 TIL that a craft equipped with warp drive would move by distorting space.
LQ7l0 TIL in 1998, a 20-year-old German hacker named ‘Tron' mysteriously died after decoding encrypted pay-TV signals. His peers believe he was murdered by intelligence agencies.