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TIL Mosaics at Walt Disney World were hand created by Luftwaffe's Master Interrogator, Hanns Scharaff.

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dD07d TIL about the adverse possession, a common law whereby you can claim ownership of a property if you squat there for long enough provided you meet some other conditions.
LkYA0 TIL the fourth wall is called that because it refers to an imaginary “fourth wall” separating audience members from the cast in a theatre
yR7J TIL there is a pig chief character named Spa'am in “Muppet Treasure Island.” Hormel Foods (the makers of Spam) filed a lawsuit against Jim Henson Productions which failed. The judge who dismissed it said “one might think Hormel would welcome the association with a genuine source of pork.”
R7we7 TIL that in the The Dark Knight Bruce Wayne drives a Lamborghini Murciélago (Spanish for "Bat"). However, Lamborghinis are commonly named after fighting bulls, so Batman drives a car named after a bull named Bat.
Zp09v TIL Heath Ledger did not improvise the hospital explosion mishap in "The Dark Knight". It was well-rehearsed beforehand and the myth spread through the internet post-release.