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TIL 100-Year-Old Box of Negatives from the Ross Sea Exploration Party of 1914 was Discovered Frozen In Block of Antarctica’s Ice

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n5Vo TIL in the Marvel Universe the cleanup from major battles is handled by Damage Control, a joint venture of Tony Stark and the Kingpin. They even had their own series in the late 80’s.
W7vkY TIL the character of Ernest P. Worrell was inspired by one of director John Cherry's dad's co-workers, a confident man who thought he knew everything, but actually knew nothing.
8aeNK TIL of Barrack Busters, an improvised motar created by the IRA that fires propane tanks
7r9Gr TIL that although penalties are unenforced it is against federal law to use the United States flag for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever.
XQbX TIL that due to the process of blending together beef from multiple delivery batches, a McDonald’s burger patty “can be made up of the meat from more than 100 cattle”