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TIL Stan Lee made the X-Men mutants because he didn't want to come up with a reason for their super powers, instead they were just born with them. Additionally the 1963 comic was initially a flop until the 1975 reboot by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum.

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kJGye TIL the Nuremberg Trials executioner lied to the US Military about his prior experience. He botched a number of hangings prior to Nuremberg. The Nuremberg criminals had their faces battered bloody against the too-small trapdoor and were hung from short ropes, with many taking over 10 minutes to die.
gNjX TIL that H&R Block owns the trademark for the GIF file format.
09ry TIL the collective noun for flamingos is a “flamboyance”.
6PQ8 TIL When asked what was the speed of sound Albert Einstein said: “[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books.”
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