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TIL all Jack Nicholson had to say about Heath Ledger’s death was “I warned him.” Pertaining to the role of The Joker.

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5oWP TIL Neerja Bhanot, an air stewardess on Pan-Am 73 saved 41 American lives by hiding their passports, alerted the flight crew to escape, showed passengers on how to escape and then stayed behind to ensure everyone got off, then died saving three children from the terrorists. A true heroine.
rNa1y TIL the Los Angeles Country Club, estimated land value of 8 billion dollars and the second most valuable non-residential real estate behind Central Park, is hosting the US Open this week for the first time
wonvE TIL in 2023, 10% of Anguilla's GDP came from registration fees for .ai domain names.
wLlyE TIL There was once a camel in North America with a neck like a giraffe.
neEBY TIL that, in 2009, a wastewater treatment plant in Baltimore suffered an Orb Weaver Spider infestation of unprecedented magnitude. The population was estimated to be over 100 MILLION spiders in over 140,000 cubic feet of web. If this happened in your home you'd have 17 million spiders inside.