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TIL that the main stairwell at St. Pancras London Hotel (The Midland Grand Hotel, which opened in 1873), was used in Christopher Nolan's 2005 film Batman Begins, as the Arkham Asylum stairwell

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rWAy TIL Japan does not officially recognize North Korea
LkKd TIL that Ed O'Neill (guy who played Al Bundy) is also a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu
aRZA TIL: Butt plugs used to be sold as a ‘miracle cure’ for headaches and acne
awoly TIL Robotic assisted surgeries have been done for more than 10 years. The Dr sits at a station in the operating room with a 3-D display and uses joystick-like controls to manipulate robotic arms, but does not physically touch the patient to perform the surgery.
e06lk TIL that a brother-sister duo in Iceland would have different surnames. As a surname; the boy gets his father's first name with a '-son' in the end, the girl also gets the father's first name but with a '-dottir' in the end. Ultimately they end up having different surnames.