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TIL the most powerful mutant in the Marvel Universe is Santa Claus

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nWk1B TIL The decline of newspapers in the 21st century has had various adverse consequences. Research has linked newspaper closures to declines in civic engagement, increases in government waste, increases in political polarization, and increased nationalization of local elections.
Lk4jQ TIL of Jean de Breiteuil, a late 60's UCLA student and heroin dealer to major musicians of the day. In addition to being a main supplier to a young Keith Richards, he was with Janis Joplin a few days before her death in Los Angeles, and Jim Morrison died in Breituil's bathtub in Paris in 1971.
d5ZB TIL the Japanese have a word (tsundoku [積ん読]) for the habit of buying a lot of books and never reading them.
wLGAP TIL Karl Marx has a living great-great-grandson named Joseph Marx who does parkour for money outside of a McDonalds in Kingston, UK
Me7GV TIL that Jesus first miracle was turning water into wine and it tasted so good it was considered the best wine served at the wedding according to the Bible (John 2:1-11).