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TIL that a comic was written in the ‘80s where Joker thinks he kills Batman. The result is that the Joker regains his sanity, and begins a normal life before returning to crime.

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EgQm0 TIL in World War II several U.S railroad companies sponsored military “railway battalions” to help with the war effort. Company bosses became military officers and 1000’s of American railroad employees joined the effort throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
6Q TIL There are several statues all over the world similar to Christ The Redeemer, including one that is underwater.
5V8Q TIL a female Komodo Dragon can give birth without ever being with a male. The offspring can only be male and can reproduce with the mother to produce male and female offspring.
W7Ead TIL Simon Weston was a British soldier during the Falklands war. His face was heavily disfigured by fire, when his troop ship was attacked in an Argentine air strike, required 96 operations to recover. He since made friends with the pilot who dropped the bomb that injured him so severely.
78m7Z TIL there's a noodle factory in Indonesia that still uses a bull to mill its flour and make the dough