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TIL that the person who co-wrote the Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy also co-wrote Call of Duty Black Ops I and II

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VR70 TIL that Vasili Blokhin, chief executioner of the Stalinist NKVD, personally shot and killed over 7,000 people
Yp0X7 TIL of the PETS act, a bipartisan bill introduced after Hurricane Katrina, giving FEMA the authority to provide rescue to household pets and service animals in major disasters. The bill aimed to save those who would have otherwise remained and perished with their companions.
DEY TIL that teleportation has actually successfully been done on small scales
XEP6P TIL the grisly scene in Pulp Fiction where Travolta jams a needle into Uma Thurman's chest to try to revive her from her overdose was actually filmed backwards.
PeMe TIL that in 526 AD, there was a worldwide dust cloud that blocked out the sun for an entire year, resulting in widespread famine and disease. More than 80% of Scandinavia starved to death and 30% of Europe died in epidemics. No one knows the cause.