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

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BrlMb TIL that each verse of Carly Simon's You're So Vain was about a different man, and she's kept their names secret, except the 2nd verse, which she revealed is about Warren Beatty. Candidates range from Cat Stevens to David Bowie, and Simon herself ruled out Mick Jagger and her ex-husband James Taylor
QJDQ6 TIL Bees are calmed by lavender which prevents getting stung while working in the garden. It also improves their memory over the bee's lifespan. Science hopes to apply these findings to humans suffering with dementia.
dQ7B TIL The red cross is actually a Swiss flag with the red and white inverted, and does not have roots in christanity.
YYlr TIL that submarines were originally detected by sensing the way they distort the Earth’s magnetic field. Now submarines have copper wires (with 4,000 amps running through them) wrapping the hull to demagnetize the ship to avoid detection.
KOeaR TIL: Steve Jobs’ fortune came primarily from his stake in Disney, not from his Apple earnings.