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KYRZQ TIL two UK men legally changed their names to Emperor Spiderman Gandalf Wolverine Skywalker Optimus Prime Goku Sonic Xavier Ryu Cloud Superman Heman Batman Thrash and Baron Venom Balrog Sabretooth Vader Megatron Vegeta Robotnik Magneto Bison Sephiroth Lex Luthor Skeletor Joker Grind respectively.
lK TIL that George Eastman, founder of Kodak, shot himself, leaving behind a note that said “To my friends: My work is done. Why wait?”
9YNx6 TIL the trollface meme “(Problem?)” is copyrighted. At the meme’s height, when it was plastered on t-shirts the creator would would pull in between $10,000 and $15,000 every few months.
D7MP TIL The word “Bupkis,” common slang for “nothing,” comes from the Yiddish phrase meaning “having about as much worth as goat turds.”
M7Vxa TIL that the word boner also means 'careless mistake' and was used mainly with that meaning in the past