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TIL that part of Batman's iconic look is partly inspired by the villain from the film The Bat Whispers (1930) According to Bob Kane on of the creators of Batman

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vPjjL TIL a mentally unstable man in Canada cut down a rare golden spruce tree, sacred to Indigenous people, to protest the logging industry. His trial was on the island where he cut down the tree. Fearing for his safety, he opted to kayak there solo rather than take a plane. He hasn't been seen since.
GWl7 TIL that in the 1960’s a woman lived together with a dolphin in a partially flooded house for 10 weeks as part of an experiment to teach it to speak. The lengthy experiment finally involved her masturbating the dolphin and tripping on LSD with it.
yVO0a TIL despite their strong 'drinking culture', it's actually against the law for Brits to get drunk inside a pub. The punishment for the crime is a fine of up to £200.
b6lWj TIL that SNL cast member Cecily Strong was expelled from high school for bringing marijuana to school.
Oode TIL One day, Seth MacFarlane woke up with a hangover. His travel agent told him his flight was at 8:15 AM when his flight was actually at 7:45 AM. Seth missed his flight. This day was September 11th, 2001, and this flight was American Airlines Flight #11.