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TIL Heath Ledger’s voice for the Joker is based on Tom Waits

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nX0G TIL it is rarely necessary to wait 24 hours before filing a missing person’s report; law enforcement agencies in the US stress the importance of a prompt investigation. The UK government web site says explicitly in large type “You don’t have to wait 24 hours before contacting the police”
AD757 TIL the Pot-in-pot refrigerator uses a porous outer clay pot (lined with wet sand) containing an inner pot within which food is placed. The evaporation of the outer liquid draws heat from the inner pot, and requires only a flow of relatively dry air and a source of water, but no electricity.
9wW1X TIL that there is a lock in the Netherlands with a doorbell for fish. As soon as the doorbell rings, the lock is opened so that the fish can swim through in search of a place to lay their eggs.
BrY9L TIL Richard Ramirez was sentenced to die in California's gas chamber. He stated to reporters after the death sentences, "Big deal. Death always went with the territory. See you in Disneyland." He later died of complications from B cell lymphoma while awaiting execution.
KYEwa TIL Shakespeare's Hamlet is loosely based on the medieval Scandinavian legend, Amleth, and was not a completely original story concept.