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TIL Heath Ledger turned down the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman Begins saying that he “would never take a part in a superhero film.”

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p8MBG TIL that there is now unrefutable evidence that confirms the validity of the previously-labeled "absurd" theory that humans existed in the Americas before the end of the last ice age, further suggesting that a cataclysmic event could have wiped out a previously unknown civilization
dDRVK TIL about Dr. Richard Jarecki a medical professor who figured out how to beat roulette and won a fortune in the 60's.
mx5OM TIL that each worker bee will do a variety of jobs in her lifetime, which lasts about 4-6 weeks during the active season. As they age, their duties become riskier, and require venturing further from the hive.
neRRB TIL that NASA engineers created a make-up kit for Sally Ride - the first American to go to space, thinking that she would require make-up during her time over there. The kit consisting of eyeliner, mascara, eye shadow and lip gloss, never made it to space!
awZJo TIL that Giant Anteaters have killed people. There have been 2 documented attacks in the wild both resulted in the death of people hunting them. The anteaters slashed at the hunters with their long claws, hitting the femoral artery, making the victims bleed to death.