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TIL There's a Spider man comic where his girlfriend, MJ, dies after exposure to Spider man's radioactive semen

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BrAor TIL Norman Pilcher, who arrested John Lennon and other rock stars for drug possession in the 1960's, served four years in prison starting in 1973 for fabricating entries in his police diary in the course of a large drug investigation.
WbRX TIL when David Bowie wanted walk around in New York without being bothered, he simply carried a greek newspaper, so that people would think “no, that can’t be him”.
gxlL TIL in WW2, the Soviet Union had an all female airforce regiment of night bombers known as the Night Witches. These women were so feared among the Nazis that they would award the Iron Cross to anyone that managed to shoot just one of them down.
NXbZb TIL of the 2020 Nigeria Hostage Rescue, where a 27 year old American was kidnapped. The US responded by sending 30 Navy SEALs, 3 AC-130J Ghostriders, 8 CV-22B Ospreys, 6 C-17A Globemaster IIIs 5 KC-135R Stratotankers 8 MC-130J Commando IIs 1 P-8A Poseidons, and 1 Gulfstream V to rescue him.
4Xleb TIL that around 80% of money in the economy is just a bunch of zeros and ones (i.e digital)