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TIL Marvel sued City of Heros (a superhero based online game) because their users were making heroes based on Marvel characters. It later turned out that Marvel’s own investigators had made many of the characters cited in the lawsuit.

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jopN TIL during the filming of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee was a guest on set and Gregory Peck noticed her crying after the first scene was shot. She explained that he looked just like her late father, right down to his pot belly. He replied, “That’s not a pot belly, Harper, that’s great acting.”
Vvrp TIL In the 571 Episodes of Lassie, the only character that actually fell down a well was Lassie. Timmy never fell down a well.
yQnbl TIL In 2013, Toronto surpassed Chicago as the fourth largest city in North America. Except for a brief rise in the 1990s, Chicago’s population has been steadily shrinking since the 1950s, when it was the nation’s second largest city
OGjO4 TIL that Fields condition is the rarest medical condition in the world with only three cases ever identified which causes painful muscle spasms ,makes them unable to speak without electronic aids and makes them immobile.
ANaow TIL A 2016 study looking at 124 Neanderthal specimens found that 92 of the specimens (74 %) had been victims of animal attacks. 36% of the Neanderthal were victims of bear attacks, 21% big cat attacks, and 17% wolf attacks.