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TIL Hulk's comic book alter ego, Dr. Bruce Banner, was changed to Dr. David Banner for “The Incredible Hulk” television series. This change was made because writer and producer Kenneth Johnson did not want the series to be perceived as a comic book series.

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J1lVm TIL there is a "Bōzu (Shaved-Head) Bridge" in Japan, named after a legend that says anyone crossing it would find their hair mysteriously shaved off. This was believed to be the work of a tanuki, a Japanese raccoon dog known in folktales for its mischievous pranks and love of fooling people.
MeWrK TIL of Grigory Perelman, the mathematician who solved one of the most difficult math problems ever conceived and turned down multiple awards, including a $1 million dollar prize. When questioned by one persistent journalist, he said “you are disturbing me. I am picking mushrooms.”
lZWa TIL of US Marine David Cox whos story the movie “A Few Good Men” was based on. He stopped the hazing of a fellow Marine and was court-martialed. After his honorable discharge he gave interviews about his story and the U.S. activities in Cuba. He was later found murdered, the crime was never solved.
ADdEa TIL Justin Yifu Lin, a former Taiwanese military officer who defected to Mainland China in 1979 to pursue his ambitions. He studied at Peking University and the University of Chicago, became Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank. Now, he is still a wanted criminal of taiwan.
NXLR1 TIL During the American Civil War the town of Winchester Virginia changed hands over a dozen times between the Union and Confederates due to it’s strategic location in the Shenandoah Valley. A British observer called Winchester the "shuttlecock of the Confederacy."