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TIL that Nottingham has an area called Gotham, the Wayne Manor filming location from the Nolan series and even its own Joker who attacked someone with a bowling ball.

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MexQ7 TIL Marilyn Monroe never intentionally posed for the first issue of Playboy. Hefner paid $500 to a Chicago calendar company for the photos which were taken 4 years earlier. Marilyn was paid $50 for the initial shoot and had to buy a copy of the magazine herself to see the photos.
X0EwR TIL before bacteria were genetically modified to make insulin, more than 1800 kgs of pig's parts were required to make just to make 0.23 kgs of insulin for human use
7rPmX TIL Elton John answered an ad for a talent search. After failing the audition he told the person behind the desk that he can't write lyrics. He was handed an envelope with lyrics by another person who answered the ad and failed the audition Bernie Taupin, who then wrote the majority of Elton's songs
ne9rd TIL: Queen Victoria had a platonic relationship with her Indian servant (Abdul Karim) and promoted him as her "Munshi" (teacher). He became her closest confidant and due to the attention and benefits he gets from the queen, he had conflict with almost everyone in the Royal Household.
Or8a TIL Bing Crosby was a lifelong golfer. He died at the age of 74 immediately after finishing 18 holes. His last words were reportedly “That was a great game of golf, fellas.”