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TIL Christian Bale took inspiration for the character of Patrick Bateman in American Psycho (2000) from fellow actor Tom Cruise.

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DNKe TIL that the Algerian national anthem was first written in blood on a prison cell wall by an Algerian revolutionary who was imprisoned by the French colonial regime
QNDDL TIL that the perception of moral decline is reported in countries all around the world. Despite this, the perception can be attributed to biased exposure to and memory of information.
7RMr TIL that the first Final Fantasy was programmed by a single developer who did not “fully understand what an RPG was”
v1ddj TIL that the late professional wrestler Bam Bam Bigelow received second degree burns over 40% of his body while rescuing 3 children from a burning house and spent 10 days recovering in a hospital.
WknWB TIL the inventor of QR code is a Go player; he was inspired by its patterns and applied the idea to the QR code