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Til that Superman didn't get the ability to fly till the 1940's. Before his first animated film in 1941, he could jump really high (1/8th of a mile, to be specific) but then had to land back on earth. His power to jump over buildings was actually supposed to be taken literally.

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Y7emG TIL that Mohamad Ahansal set the record for the fastest time to run the 250-kilometer (155-mile) Marathon des Sables in the Moroccan Sahara Desert by finishing at 16 hours, 22 minutes, 29 seconds back in 1998
ADKxa TIL that there are good reasons to support the claim that humanity is effectively extinction proof. The main reason being the advent of farming, some 10,000 years ago.
ADJml TIL: Fabio Lanzoni has played himself more times than a fictional character.
neVvG TIL During the US Civil War, General Sherman implemented the scorched earth policy by having his men pile all deed books in front of the courthouse and burn them. The logic was that the big plantations would not be able to prove land ownership.
Ga8G TIL A homemade speedboat built in an Australian backyard has held the Water Speed Record of 511.11 km/h (317.521 mph) since 1978