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TIL the original comic book Superman couldn't fly but only leap tall buildings. It wasn't until the 1940s, when animators for a new animated series decided it would be too difficult to routinely draw him bending his knees, that it was decided that Superman could take off into the air.

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6Elel TIL A Box of Durian cause a mass airport evacuation while HAZMAT/Emergency services were called to deal with a potential biohazard.
P01L TIL that the main reason for such a high percentage of Americans being behind bars is that 95% of cases never get to court. The “plea bargain” exchanges lighter sentences for guilty pleas, but eliminates all chance of appeal.
VBQJm TIL: The Atari rat mascot from the mid 1970s named "Big Cheese" (aka "Rick Rat") just so happens to be the very same mouse mascot used by the arcade/restaurant franchise "Chuck E. Cheese".
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