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TIL That the Dark Film Noir/Art Deco feel to ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ was due to the use of black paper with light colours for animation, instead of the industry standard of dark colours on white paper.

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lo6Nr TIL that rh-null, the rarest blood type of the world, has been called the "Golden Blood". This blood type is so rare that only 43 people in the world have it, and there are only 9 active donor.
OoJRL TIL 1976 Farrah Fawcett red swimsuit poster has sold over 12 million copies. Two years after her death, the swimsuit was donated to Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, along with an original copy of the poster, her personal Charlie’s Angels script book, and other personal items.
nened TIL that a "nickelodeon" was an early type of small movie theater that cost a nickel
wQOJ TIL Passengers leaving Hawaii on Alaska Airlines can travel with one “properly packaged” box of pineapples as checked baggage for free.
R7b9 TIL president Jimmy Carter left the nuclear launch codes in his suit at the dry cleaners.