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TIL Bruce Banner’s name was changed to David for The Incredible Hulk television series because “Bruce sounded gay.”

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b6WyN TIL, in 1995, Brazil accidentally greeted the visiting german chancellor, Roman Herzog, with the anthem of east germany, 5 years after the reunification of germany
LkaM9 Today I learned that guests at a wedding in Serbia accidentally shot down a small plane with celebratory gunfire.
ep7yg TIL Apollo 11 astronauts had to sleep on the cold lunar module floor but astronauts from Apollo 12 on were provided with adjustable hammocks which helped reduce the cooling effects of contact with the cabin floor
v1OpR TIL; When Intel employee Bill Gaede offered rival AMD stolen company secrets in 1995, rather than taking the opportunity to get ahead, they informed Intel and the authorities, leading to his arrest.
5V1R TIL that when writing “Paradise City,” the band had to vote on the second line because Slash wanted “Where the girls are fat and they’ve got big titties.”