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TIL That Russia gave us a 09/11 memorial in the form of a tear drop, that has received almost no media attention

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PPxL TIL that there exists a university in Canada (University of Victoria) offering a course in physical education titled as ‘The Science of Batman’.
rVx TIL James Franco, Emma Watson, Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, Rihanna, Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill, Aziz Ansari etc. are going to play themselves in an upcoming movie called “End of the World”
rgQM TIL: Marie Antoinette’s last words were, “Pardon me, sir. I meant not to do it”. It was an apology to the executioner for accidentally stepping on his foot on her way to the guillotine.
5m59 TIL RPG clerics wield maces because Bishop Odo of Bayeux was wielding one in the Bayeux Tapestry, allegedly so as not to shed blood.
rN0go TIL that Pittsburgh had a fake Burger King. In 2014 a TV station revealed that a location of the fast food chain was using plain brown bags and odd recipes. Burger King had revoked the license but the franchisee continued until the news report, after which it became "South Side Burgers".