These True Facts Sound Incredibly Fake

Not So Superman

Originally, Superman did not have the ability to fly. He could only leap tall buildings in one jump, but he'd always return to Earth. In the 1940s, he was going to be animated for a TV show. Animators didn't want to constantly draw his bended knees, so they changed it! Readers were surprised by the change but liked the edit in the end. Wow, how times have changed...

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The More You Know

  • A single lightning bolt has enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Munroe was nowhere near a 'plus' size 12 - 16, she was closer to a US size 0.
  • In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
  • The word "muscle" comes from a Latin term meaning "little mouse."
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