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TIL the supervillain Harley Quinn was originally intended to be a one-episode background character in the 90's Batman Animated Series, and was almost scrapped until her creator hired his college friend Arleen Sorkin to do a voice for her based on a clown character she played

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Brleb TIL America's oldest, unbroken treaty relationship is with Morocco, which was the first nation to recognize the US. The treaty was signed by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Sultan Muhammad III. It has lasted 232 years and is called the "Treaty of Friendship".
mxOWO TIL on a rainy March night in 1999, robbers climbed atop a Loomis, Fargo & Co. tractor-trailer truck while it was being driven down the highway, cut a hole in the thin aluminum roof and snatched 270 pounds of $20, $50 and $100 bills worth 2.3 million dollars before escaping undetected.
jn6j TIL Luxembourg is the second wealthiest country in the world (based on per capita GDP).
NXPjQ TIL: Many athletes are technically considered obese based on their BMI because the BMI can't differentiate between fat and muscle
kOwGW TIL the Hawaii state flag has existed in its current form since the islands were a monarchy, and was commissioned by King Kamehameha to resemble both the US and UK flag in order to avoid being dragged by either side into the War of 1812