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TIL Heath Ledger’s portrayal of “The Joker” scared Michael Cain so much, he forgot his lines.

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d8nwQ TIL that a Guard Llama is a real thing, not a joke. They are used in the Western USA by ranchers to guard livestock.
XExdE TIL about the "Angry Angel of Chinatown", Donaldina Cameron who helped more than 2,000 Chinese immigrant girls and women escape from forced prostitution and indentured servitude from 1895 to 1934.
rN4vy TIL the Maquis from Star Trek share their name with a group of French guerrilla fighters who opposed the Nazi occupation of France during World War II
wAA6 TIL a second is so called because it is the second divison by sixty of the hour (after the minute). Thirds (1/60 s) and Fourths (1/3600 s) were also previously used.
oRybY TIL that the eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano was heard from 6000 miles away. For reference, that is the equivalent of hearing a sound from Moscow while being all the way in San Francisco. Before 2022, this record was held by the eruption of Krakatoa whose range was 3000 miles.