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TIL that the Simpsons character Frank Grimes was inspired by Michael Douglas, in the 1993 film Falling Down.

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k7YE TIL that the Joker appeared in Batman #1 and was Batman’s first “character” villain. Before him, Batman fought more traditional criminals, like mobsters.
0wZw5 TIL During World War II, the U.S. government urged Americans to save excess fat rendered from cooking and donate it to the army to produce explosives.
VM6vQ TIL that at age 21, Grimes built a boat to live in while floating down the Mississippi River
lrG7 Til one man was almost solely responsible for the creation of NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, LFO, O-town, and the career of Aaron Carter. He died last year in prison serving a 25 year sentence for money laundering.
GAgO1 TIL the Epic of Gilgamesh, humanity's 1st recorded story mentions a man called Utnapishtim. The Gods tasked him with building an ark for his family and 2 animals from each species to survive a flood they would create because of Humanity's sins. All this is really similar to the story of Noah's ark.