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TIL Wonder Woman originally had a super-weakness: Being bound or chained by a male would strip her of her superpowers.

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woGn7 TIL The first song to use guitar distortion was Rocket 88 by Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1951. Their amplifier had been damaged and they tried to fix it by stuffing it with newspaper, which gave it a distorted sound. The band were pleased with the sound and decided to keep it on the song.
DQoXp TIL not all self-representation cases in courts end in failure. In 1981, Edward Lawson won in the Federal Ninth Circuit Court vs. San Diego county over excessive discretion of police requiring to show identification. It was appealed to the Supreme Court. Two years later he won, repealing US Law.
wQBo TIL: There is a latitude referred to as the “Ham Belt” that is renowned for producing excellent hams, due to their climates being ideal temperatures to cure hams.
yAVa TIL the Hershey’s Kiss Christmas bells commercial has run every year since 1989
KoDJ TIL a Dilemma is a difficult choice between just 2 options, Trilemmas, Quadrilemmas, and so forth exist for more options