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TIL that cemeteries cause pollution of groundwater due to the decay of corpses

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7rkmZ TIL that in the comics Superman never served in the army in WW2. The reason was that if he did, he would have ended the war in mere moments, but that would diminish the role of real soldiers at the time. So, Clark Kent was made to fail the Draft due to his X-ray vision during eye test.
PYd4w TIL that comic books were linked to juvenile delinquency and subjected to censorship
ADbAl TIL about The Game, a mental game where the objective is to avoid thinking about the game. Everyone in the world is playing it and no one can refuse playing it.
7dEb TIL: That Indian American have the top median household income of in America at $101,591, followed by Taiwanese Americans at $85,566 (on the other hand, Native Americans have a median household income of $37,227).
6Eba8 Today I learned that the Royal Navy's Baltic fleet in 1855 consisted of 93 ships.