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TIL that Bruce Banner originally “transformed into the Hulk at sunset and reverted at sunrise.”

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QNogX TIL about non-sovereign monarchies, which are monarchies that have a higher government resting above them
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p8YlN TIL as a child, martial arts actor Jet Li was asked by Richard Nixon to be his personal bodyguard. Li replied, "I don't want to protect any individual. When I grow up, I want to defend my one billion Chinese countrymen!"
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lob6A TIL - Failure to learn the Mayan Nixtamalization method of preparing corn (maize) lead to Pellagra epidemics in Europe, Africa, and southern USA. Nixtamalization frees the amino acid Niacin. Nixtamalized corn and beans is a complete protein diet and became the staple food in Central America.