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TIL George Reeves (1950s Superman) insisted Phyllis Coates (Lois Lane) be given equal billing.

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OGarL TIL Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Nixon, Kissinger and Tito have all been nominated for a Nobel peace prize
R1W9 TIL Neil Armstrong’s astronaut application form arrived a week past the deadline. His friend Dick Day saw the late arrival of the application and slipped it into the pile before anyone noticed.
wOYY TIL in 1957 an Indian Statesman gave an 8 hour long speech in U.N. security council to buy time for other leaders to consolidate Indian power in kashmir.The speech ended with him collapsing on the floor and is still the longest speech in United nations history.
6E0Ll TIL about Toki Pona, a constructed minimalist language that consists of 125 words that describes essences of ideas. These root words are combined to form new words, reducing the complexity of concepts. It is said to be helpful to depression as it simplifies thoughts.
YpW4Z TIL the Marshallese used map charts made of sticks to navigate the Marshall Islands in canoe. They displayed the major ocean swell patterns and how the islands disrupted them. The charts are only interpretable by their makers who would memorize them before their voyages. They were used up until WW2.