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TIL roughly 30 writers passed on writing the screenplay for Iron Man due to the obscurity of the character & the fact it was solely a Marvel Studios production. To build public awareness & remove the perception that Iron Man is a robot, Marvel released 3 animated shorts called Iron Man Advertorials.

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ADWM4 TIL that many decorative glass crystal products (e.g. decanters, wine glasses, etc.) contain lead at significant enough levels that liquids stored in them for more than a few hours are no longer safe to drink (or any length of time for children).
9DLr TIL that when US tanks crossed the border into Iraq, they played The Ride of the Valkyries from humvee-mounted speakers
KVlJ TIL the concept of the “rap battle” has existed since the 5th century, where poets would engage in “flyting,” a spoken word event where poets would insult one another in verse. The Norse god Loki is noted as having insulted other gods in verse.
Eg0yP TIL about George Bridgetower, a Polish-born black violinist and composer who rubbed shoulders with Beethoven, King George, and Thomas Jefferson
xV17D TIL J.K. Rowling was the youngest self-made female billionaire