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TIL Superman was created by two Jewish artists who fashioned a superhero around the identity of Moses. Both Moses and Superman escaped death as infants, were raised by foster parents, and went on to rescued people.

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WkalA TIL King George had a reply to the Declaration of Independence sent back called An Answer to the Declaration of the American Congress. It picked apart the Declaration at length, including pointing out that one cannot claim "all men are created equal" when the Colonies still allowed slavery.
mxXGv TIL Pill Bugs are not insects but land crustaceans related to lobsters and shrimp. They breathe through gills, can drink through their anus, and excrete gas through their exoskeleton instead of urinating.
4GVN TIL a Bronze Age burial site about 5 miles from Stonehenge was discovered by a badger.
kJ6PW TIL of Harry Hopkins, FDR's closest confidant and right-hand man in World War II. In 1939, he suffered from stomach cancer and lost 75% of his stomach in an operation. Told that he had only four weeks to live, Hopkins suffered through poor health to work throughout World War II, and died in 1946.
ORLg TIL that biliverdin, the pigment that gives robin eggs their blue color, is the same pigment that makes bruises look blue.