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TIL Patrick Bateman from 'American Psycho' was inspired by Tom Cruise... Christian Bale studied Cruise's mannerisms after seeing the actor give an interview, stating "he just had this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes."

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R7Ada TIL Swimming pools used to be called "swimming tanks", which inspired the name "tank top".
mxr7E TIL Nataliya Dmytruk, a Ukranian sign language interpreter, refused to translate false election results on live TV, signing "our President is Viktor Yushchenko. Do not trust the results...they are all lies". Leading to national protests invalidating the election & aiding the Orange Revolution
6EQJZ TIL When the American Confederacy lost the Civil War in May 1865, 10,000 Southerners fled the US for a small city in Brazil.
M7MLb TIL Richard Stallman who represents and speaks for open source software, such as software components of Android phones, has visited China and is a critic of spy programs.
y6da TIL of the existence of Truckers Against Trafficking a group of volunteer truckers who work together and train others to spot human traffickers…