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TIL the roomiest economy airline seats you can book today are narrower than the tightest economy seats offered in the 1990s

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l79nA TIL the first non-American actor to play Superman / Kal El was Lee Quigley. As the infant in the original 1978 movie he would later tragically die at the age of 14 after inhaling solvents
4gxw TIL that the character Kenny on South Park is based on a real childhood friend of Trey Parker, who was named Kenny, was the poorest kid in town, wore a large parka that muffled his voice and would frequently skip school, inspiring the running joke that “he died” by classmates
peDb TIL The writers of Rugrats were huge fans of Doctor Who, and actually based Tommy off of the Doctor, as a charismatic and whimsical leading character. Along with his trusty screwdriver!
OoBE6 TIL the first widely available antibiotic was not penicillin, but a drug called Prontosil. Prontosil and drugs derived from it saved millions of lives up till the 1960's. Its creator, a German named Gerhard Domagk, was awarded the Nobel Prize for his efforts.
R7ejj TIL that there are cortically blind people who can see with their subconscious, blindsight.