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TIL there have been 30 different Batman logos since 1940

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51mP TIL of ruin value, the concept that a building be designed such that if it eventually collapsed, it would leave behind aesthetically pleasing ruins that would last far longer without any maintenance at all.
ZxvD TIL After being shot, kicked, and spat upon, the bodies of Benito Mussolini and his mistress were hung upside down on meathooks from the roof of an Esso gas station. The bodies were then stoned by civilians from below. NSFW
wLe67 TIL Pistachios are expensive because the trees take up to 20 years to reach peak production, and are "biennial-bearing", meaning a light harvest every other year. The nuts used to be dyed red to hide stains caused by hand picking, most pistachios are now machine picked and dyeing is unnecessary.
R5dyw TIL the inventor of the fire hydrant is unknown because the patent was lost in a fire too.
Oo1lR TIL that Jeff Goldbum explained his famous Jurassic Park "laugh scene" as him having the sudden realization that the two scientists were more than just colleagues