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TIL ‘Skyhook,’ used to capture Lau in The Dark Knight, was real.

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b9LKQ TIL That the mini-series Shogun (1980) is the most watched show ever on NBC. It was so popular that restaurants and theaters reported a decrease in business for the week it aired.
8J4Z TIL that after Hitler ordered the deportation of Denmarks Jewish population, Danish citizens organized a massive evacuation of the Jews to neutral Sweden, despite the risks. In the end, 99% of Danish Jews survived the Holocaust.
PmjE TIL The people of Melanesia independently developed a recessive gene for blond hair. This is distinct from the blond hair gene found in Western populations
neb7 TIL that the urinals in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport have the image of a fly etched into the basin. Men instinctively can’t resist a target so their bathrooms stay clean.
WwV8 TIL men’s hesitance towards promiscuous women (in considering a meaningful relationship) is not based on the woman’s previous sexual behavior itself, but on the fear of being fooled and taken advantage of.