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TIL that the Joker's appearance is based on actor Conrad Veidt as he appeared in the film The Man Who Laughs from 1928

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nened TIL that a "nickelodeon" was an early type of small movie theater that cost a nickel
W7xNd TIL that in the 1970s, the CIA developed a mechanical dragonfly as a spy gadget, but the project was scrapped because the device was difficult to control in outdoor conditions.
p8PQ TIL America’s first astronaut Alan Shepard before his rocket took off said, “Don’t F*** this up, Shepard” This became known as Shepard’s Prayer
Zy0a TIL that police can reject police officers that score too high in IQ claiming that “those who scored too high could get bored with police work”.
grZ4X TIL that medieval monks inadvertently documented some of the largest volcanic eruptions in history by studying historical observations of lunar eclipses.