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TIL that since comics were banned on the set of X-Men by Bryan Singer, Kevin Feige (a mere associate producer at the time) would slip Hugh Jackman some of his favorite Wolverine comics to help him learn more about the character

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BrP0b TIL Mixed-race relations were a felony in some states in the South, but also in western and plains States until 1967, when the Supreme Court struck down laws against it. As late as 2009 a Louisiana Justice of the Peace refused to perform a mixed race ceremony, was sued and resigned.
WkYX8 TIL its implied by the initial writer for the Pokémon anime, there were plans to end the series by the Gold and Silver era and he reveals that he had an ending drafted, in which the last episode reveals an elderly Ash Ketchum had hallucinated the entire events of the show
9DLB TIL OK Go added their 35 minute track “9027 km” on their album “Oh No” in order to prevent their label from using the extra space to add DRM software.
yQaKe TIL Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world sitting on 162 hectares or 402 acres. The artistic legacy of Angkor Wat led to France adopting Cambodia as a protectorate in 1863.
E1Aap TIL of Elena Muhkina, a Soviet gymnast who broke her neck after being pressured into performing a dangerous move. She was already suffering from an under-healed break in her leg and, as she laid on the floor with her neck broken, her first thought was: “Thank god, I won’t be going to the Olympics.”