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TIL Melbourne, Australia was originally settled by John Batman who declared the land Batmania

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gM9BL TIL about Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting old puppers in need of senior care by providing 100% vet care, food, and fostering. AND it's free if you want to adopt.
XEGOr TIL about Premium Bonds issued by the UK, which functions as a low-risk lottery. The bonds don't accrue interest, but every month prizes up to £1 million are distributed to select winners after a drawing. Even if you don't win, the government will buy back the bond at the original price.
e04A4 TIL of Edward Bunker, who played Mr. Blue in Q.Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. Before becoming an actor, he was convicted of bank robbery, drug dealing, extortion, armed robbery, and forgery, and in 1951 had the dubious honor of being the youngest ever inmate in San Quentin State Prison at age 17.
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P1Xn TIL that during WWII, George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prize medals with aqua regia to prevent the Nazis from stealing them. After the war, the gold was precipitated out of the acid, and the medals recast.