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TIL that Batman was created as a combination of Zorro, Dracula, and the Shadow

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Wk0OL TIL that in Tolkien's initial concepts for 'The Lord of the Rings', Aragorn was supposed to be a Hobbit named "Trotter" who had wooden feet. Further ideas included revealing him to be Bilbo in disguise or changing his wooden shoes to wooden feet on account of him being tortured in Mordor.
WkN0L TIL That Frank Sinatra regularly tipped waiters, busboys and chefs $100-200 each. However, he had a fearsome temper in restaurants. He would throw food against the wall if he didn’t like how it was prepared, and would throw drinks if he didn’t like how he was treated.
GAMbQ TIL that Bobby Caldwell was nominated for Best New Black Artist of the Year in 1979 by Billboard. Bobby did not win after they found out he was White. TI also Learned that Bobby was white.
WoQX TIL that Margaret Thatcher’s son, Mark, an arms dealer, made fortune from the deal signed by his mother.
kJnX7 TIL because of Flight 1549 "Miracle on the Hudson" As of 2017, 70,000 birds had been intentionally killed in New York City as a result of the ditching.