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TIL Christian Bale did interviews for Batman Begins in an American accent

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05vy TIL India’s moon orbiter took photos of the Apollo landing site, debunking the conspiracy theory that the US faked the moon landings.
YB8v TIL All blue eyed people can be traced back to one person who lived near the Black Sea 10,000 years ago.
w5d8 TIL in Svalbard, anyone venturing outside the main settlement is required to carry a rifle with them, in case they are attacked by Polar Bears
oJB7 TIL Canada abruptly cancelled the development of its own fighter jet (Avro Arrow) in the 1950s in favour of Nuclear missiles (Bomarcs). All the engineers left for NASA thereafter.
xXQ0 TIL the company that makes counterfeit-proof money for Australia made counterfeit money for Nigeria