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February 19, 2018 at 5:32 am
(February 18, 2018 at 7:07 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Did you know that, contrary to popular belief, Batman actually has a superpower - he can see one second into the future (source: Bob Kane interview, 1990).
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Did you know that, contrary to popular belief, Bob Kane invented shit about Batman beyond the name and one crappy plagiarised drawing?
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Literally everything about Batman in the public consciousness that's not a product of a sheet of tracing paper came from Bill Finger.
Quote:Batman was NOT the only enduring character Finger ever created. There were dozens of others, including Robin and Alfred, as well as Green Lantern, and he went on to write more than 1,500 stories for comics. He also wrote for television, both live action and animated.
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February 19, 2018 at 6:34 am
Yes, I'm well aware of Bill Finger. Sad that his widow had to fight so hard to get him credit as Batman's co-creator.
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February 19, 2018 at 7:03 am
(February 19, 2018 at 7:00 am)Caustic Wrote: Did you know that it takes 6 liters of water to kill a 165 lbs person?
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Actually, one litre of water will kill a person of any size, provided you freeze the water and bash them repeatedly over the head with it.
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February 19, 2018 at 7:30 am
(February 19, 2018 at 5:18 am)Cyberman Wrote: (February 19, 2018 at 4:56 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: A similar thing happened with a not the nine o clock news sketch with "whoop" now being the name for a group of gorillas.
This is true, however the NTNON neologism is 'flange'. 'Whoop' is one of the official nouns, alongside 'band' and 'troop'.
Ah so I had the gist but not the facts. I must admit I did it from memory (even though I posted the video)
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February 19, 2018 at 8:54 am
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February 19, 2018 at 9:00 am
Did you know that a heavy amount of damp salt (I'm only absolutely positive of this with kosher salt) will melt holes in aluminum foil?
Did you know that flamingos up in the mountains of South America are actually frozen in a salt lake over night? In the morning, when the sun comes out, they have to break their asses free. A few hours later, the ice is completely melted and it's hot enough to burn your skin in three minutes. (Thank you Planet Earth II)
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February 19, 2018 at 9:43 am
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Did you know Superman was never supposed to fly .And only did so because the artist got tired of drawing him leaping .
Despite popular modern belief Batman had no issue with gun or killing his foes in previous illustrations
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February 19, 2018 at 9:58 am
Rape is unknown amongst porcupines.
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February 19, 2018 at 11:45 am
(February 19, 2018 at 9:43 am)Tizheruk Wrote: Did you know Superman was never supposed to fly .And only did so because the artist got tired of drawing him leaping .
Wasn't it because of the 'copycat' Captain Marvel? I agree that Supes was better before he could fly. He's too overpowered to be interesting anymore.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
