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TIL that The initial intention was that Joker was originally meant to be killed off in Batman #1

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4Dab TIL in 2010 AshleyMadison.com offered the city of Phoenix $10 million to rename Sky Harbor Intl. Airport to “The Ashley Madison Intl. Airport” for a period of 5 years. The offer was quickly declined.
0dXlv TIL that the US Congress never officially voted on Ohio’s statehood until 1953 due to an oversight—despite the state celebrating its founding in 1803
V0Gk TIL Norway has world’s highest gas prices. Though they have oil reserves, they don’t subsidize fuel and use the $ for free college education and national infrastructure
eLJn TIL there is a giant limestone wall in Bolivia that has over 5000 dinosaur footprints on it. The 462 tracks were made by 8 species over 68 million years ago.
MeMp0 TIL: Rik Mayall was cast as Peeves in the first Harry Potter film but his scenes were cut because the child actors were always laughing too hard in the background.