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TIL Christian Bale’s stepmother, Gloria Steinham, was a feminist who protested the 1991 publication of the novel, American Psycho, due to its portrayal of violence toward women. In 2000, Bale went on to star as the title character of the novel’s film adaption.

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ne6KB TIL collecting toad sperm is easy; many release it in urine. Scoop 'em up and they urinate/ejaculate in fear. But what if they don't? According to Diane Barber of Fort Worth Zoo: "It's kind of weird, but if you hold them in your hand and look at them and bark at them like a dog, then they will pee".
GAnpQ TIL about Loganair Flight 6780, where after falling at a rate of 9500 per minute and only 7 seconds from crashing into the North Sea, a random computer glitch caused the autopilot to disengage. Allowing the pilots to regain control and save the aircraft.
rRNrW TIL - During WWI, King Albert I of Belgium personally led the defense against the Germans, while the Queen served as a nurse, and their son enlisted in the infanty.
oRwOW TIL about the Sankebetsu brown bear incident a series of bear attacks which took place 9-15 December 1915, at the beginning of the Taishō era, in a remote area of Hokkaido, Japan. The attacks ended when the hungry bear, so smart that it started to trick people, was shot dead.
5VQnR TIL that Martha's Vineyard constitutes the County of Dukes County. This redundant name is due to the fact that it was formed as Dukes County in New York before being transferred to Massachusetts and reincorporated under its current name in 1695.