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TIL there was a version of Superman created where Superman was raised in the Soviet Union

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4lmg TIL a woman fell after summiting Everest. Her husband died trying to rescue her. Two climbers comforted her before leaving her to die because they couldn’t carry her. After much guilt, they went back 8 years later to enshrine her body. Her husband was found a year later.
VBKwD TIL, the chin is unique to humans and we are unsure of its purpsee
d8bjK TIL There is an enzyme called telomerase which reverses the aging process by replacing the junk DNA, which normally degrades over time, that protects coding DNA, and scientists think it is the key to immortality. Species like jellyfish and lobsters are biologically immortal because of this.
1ojV TIL When Guinea declared its independence from France, the French retaliated by burning office files, cutting telephone lines, and even ripped electrical sockets out of walls before leaving the country, effectively cutting off all aid
D1b4P TIL one of the richest families in history was a German merchant dynasty, the Fuggers. One member, Jackob Fugger (d. 1525) ranks among the wealthiest men in modern history with $400 billion, 2% of Europe's GDP. The name Fugger was originally rendered as, Fucker.