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TIL Katie Holmes turned down returning as Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight to star in a critically derided crime film with Queen Latifah

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e0oe6 TIL The US Governments super-secret "interstage material" used for nuclear weapons, known publicly only by its code name Fogbank, has to be manufactured with impurities purposely inserted. It apparently doesn't work if it's too pure.
MJlV TIL Stephen King threw away his original drafts of “Carrie” because he couldn’t write from a woman’s perspective. His wife retrieved them and launched his career.
b9XD7 TIL President Grover Cleveland found he had a tumor in his mouth, and it needed immediate attention. To avoid the public knowing, he went on a 4-day trip on a yacht to have it removed. It was done without leaving facial scars and the tumor is in a jar on display in a Philadelphia museum.
lo8XK TIL Scientists Create ‘Revolutionary’ Artificial Womb. The researchers successfully tested the system on fetal lambs, but they hope that the technology can one day be applied to helping save the lives of critically preterm infants.
NXQ5P TIL: Contrary to the portrayal in the Looney Tunes cartoon, in real life coyotes far outpace roadrunners. Coyotes can reach speeds of up to 43 mph, while roadrunners top out at 20 mph.