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TIL Stephen Colbert exists in the Marvel Universe. He ran for president and he helped Spider-Man defeat a villain

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ma0y TIL when kidnapped by pirates, a young Julius Caesar basically took charge of the ship, ordered his captors around & even read them his poetry (while reminding them they’d be crucified afterwards, which the pirates found hilarious.) Once free he raised a navy, captured them, and had them crucified.
8ek0X TIL an 8 year old can compose an Opera called, "The Sweeper of Dreams"
9YBpM TIL Australian gum-trees have evolved to have highly flammable leaves and bark to encourage bushfires. The leaves and bark are full of oil, making bushfires spread easily and quickly.
b9Yj TIL that there is flood story that predates Noah’s Ark.
xVPE7 TIL: "He never married" was a commonly used by obituary writers in the United Kingdom as a euphemism for the deceased having being homosexual