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TIL the Dick's motto means "Yet my hope is unbroken"
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TIL that Shazam, formerly Captain Marvel, outsold Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the entire comic books industry for most of the 1940s.
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TIL the word “Ewok” was never used during the entire filming of “The return of the Jedi” it was only used in the credits
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TIL about swedish carolean soldiers and how their battle tactic consisted of marching so close to the enemy, that the white in their eyes was visible. They were not scared of death, as their strong belief in God told them it was their fate to die in battle.
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TIL the international "A-series" of paper sizes is based on the square root of 2, so folding a sheet in half along the long edge will always result in the exact same proportions.
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TIL about the Navajo practice of leaving a small imperfection in every item they create. Since they incorporate part of themselves into anything they make, this imperfection creates a "spirit pathway" that allows their spirit to escape.