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TIL that The Riddler almost became the primary villain in The Dark Knight Rises. He would’ve been played by Leonardo DiCaprio

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ne7a7 TIL camels originated in North America some 45 million years ago, and roamed as far north as the Arctic. 3-5 million years ago, they crossed the Bering land bridge to Eurasia and eventually migrated south. They also ambled down to South America, where they evolved into llamas and alpacas.
nWBWb TIL that shrews are not rodents despite being mouse like in appearance and size and some are venomous.
8DRK TIL Americans look at mouths for emotional cues while Japanese look to the eyes, which explains why USA smileys look like :) and Japanese smileys look like (^_^)
97Q6 TIL that roughly 93% of Idaho’s net electricity generation came from hydro-electric dams, making it the top state for renewably generated energy in the US.
e01vE TIL of "floating armories". Private military companies providing security against Somali pirates will station ships full of weapons in international waters. Other ships pick up and drop off weapons in the middle of the ocean, to avoid illegally bringing weapons into anyone's territorial waters.