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TIL Many of the tropes we associate with superheroes were invented by a woman, Baroness Emma Orczy, who wrote The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1905

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v1EEL TIL on February 11, 1992, a man who was likely innocent of a crime for which he was about to be put to death uttered these last words: "I'd like to thank my family for loving me and taking care of me. And the rest of the world can kiss my everloving ass, because I'm innocent."
6ERmZ TIL that 9 of the 10 most common birthdays in the United States are in September.
VMln0 TIL anyone who immigrated to America from 1776 to 1881 — when 87% of arrivals came from northwest Europe — had virtually no legal restrictions. Restrictions only began in 1882, when "too many Asians" began to enter, which led to a ban on Chinese citizens.
Ed0P TIL that the actress who voiced Snow White in the original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was forbidden to appear in any other film, television or media after the film was released until her death. Disney didn’t want to “Ruin the illusion of Snow White.”
yVopM TIL about pig toilets. "A pig toilet (sometimes called a "pig sty latrine") is a simple type of dry toilet consisting of an outhouse mounted over a pigsty, with a chute or hole connecting the two. The pigs consume the feces of the users of the toilet, as well as other food."