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TIL, Santa Claus in the Marvel Universe is the most powerful mutant ever detected by Cerebro

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BG7d TIL that the experience of hearing voices among schizophrenia patients is influenced by culture. In the US, patients typically report hearing angry/violent voices. In India and Africa, patients are more likely to report hearing friendly/entertaining voices.
kOdW4 TIL movie frame rates were originally measured in feet of film per minute instead of in frames per second, which is where the term “footage” came from
j6KJE TIL Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker survived a plane crash in which 4 of the 6 occupants were killed. The other survivor was DJ AM.
4XjPX TIL Contrary to the popular joke, France is actually the most successful military power in history.
wmN7 TIL that in 1975, Morgantown, WV (Pop. 30,000) built a personal rapid transit system that comes at the push of a button, skips the stations you don’t want and is still carrying 15,000 people/day today