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TIL In The opening Credits for ‘Watchmen’ Nite Owl save Thomas and Martha Wayne from being shot, therefore preventing the existence of Batman in the universe.

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78oXb TIL that Americans actually started using the dating system (mm/dd/yyyy) from the UK who used it before the 20th century.
b69OE TIL that Amazon received $761 Billion in returned merchandise - more than the US National Defense Spending in 2021 of $741 Billion
AwGx TIL Once out of office, President Harry Truman decided that he did not wish to be on any corporate payroll, believing that taking advantage of such financial opportunities would diminish the integrity of the office. He had no personal savings. His only income was his old army pension: $113 per month
oRAX7 Today I learned that the green and yellow on the Brazilian flag correspond to a tribute to the royal houses of Portugal and Austria respectively. These colors appeared on the Brazilian Empire flag and remain on the current Brazilian flag.
QZXM TIL The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has more than 20,000 marijuana seeds, ensuring weed will survive the apocalypse.