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TIL Dr. Strange was given a mask early in his history to try and increase his popularity by making him a more standard super hero

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0w5kj TIL that Apollo 12 was an exercise in precision landing targeting, and succeeded in landing within walking distance of the Surveyor-3 probe that was launched a few years earlier.
oBNnL TIL An early purchaser of the Zamboni was worried about profits because people were watching the machine resurface the ice instead of going to the concession stand.
QJxAL TIL "Jazz on bones" or "Ribs" were bootleg vinyl recordings made from old x-rays with holes burned in the middle from cigarettes. In the 50's and 60's they were a black market method for smuggling banned music into the Soviet Union such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Elvis.
5VloQ TIL the 1958 song Rumble by Link Wray was banned on several radio stations in the US for glorifying juvenile delinquency, despite having no lyrics at all
Rwx9 TIL that a study of film-goers heart rates shows that the “Here’s Johnny!” scene from The Shining is the scariest moment in film. Over entire movies, “The Exorcist” is the scariest, sending pulses up by 25.9% on average.