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TIL that Clark Kent (DC comics’ Superman) is also a character in the Marvel universe, where he is actually just a mild-mannered reporter and nothing more

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kyRE TIL in 1958, the Chinese captured a US Sidewinder missile just four days after it was introduced into combat when it got stuck in a Chinese jet during a dogfight with Taiwan aircraft. It was reverse-engineered into the Soviet AA-2 Atoll (K-13) missile and used against US planes in Vietnam.
MeZ90 TIL that California is named after a fictitious island described in a series of 16th century Spanish romance novels. The island was described as being inhabited by beautiful black women who wore gold armor and fought alongside Muslims
lBRA TIL that mountain goats aren’t actually goats. They are antelopes.
6EaBJ TIL that "granny style" is the most efficient throwing technique for free throws in basketball. The only reason no one does it seems to be because the players are afraid of ridicule. There is no rule against it.
p8rEZ TIL Anti-Depression Pharmaceutical companies can choose which studies they submit to the FDA, allowing them to claim higher effective rates than the totality of studies suggest.