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TIL Ben Schulz (more infamously known as Leeroy Jenkins) had a written role in the script for the Warcraft movie. Pvt Jenkins was to break rank “with a zealous battlecry” and be immediately cut down by orcs. The part was ultimately cut from the movie.

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xV8y7 Til that Superman didn't get the ability to fly till the 1940's. Before his first animated film in 1941, he could jump really high (1/8th of a mile, to be specific) but then had to land back on earth. His power to jump over buildings was actually supposed to be taken literally.
41bJ TIL that the Gobekli Tepe, which predates Stonehenge by over 6,000 years, is a large monument built in the middle of nowhere. It predates the invention of known tools, cities/communities, and the written word.
4kDYg TIL birds have pneumatic bones. This means that, even if they have a blocked windpipe, if they also have an exposed broken bone, they can use that bone to gather oxygen from the air (a bone snorkel) and not suffocate!
lAbB TIL that the first African American actor to have a reoccurring role on a kids’ TV show was Francois Clemmons, who played Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. He initially did not want to play the role because he had a negative view of police officers.
JBVQ TIL that almost every successful pop song in the last 20 years was written by one man, Max Martin. He has a net worth of $250,000,000.