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TIL that Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer for Joker, composed some of the main pieces having only read the script. Her music was played on set during filming and helped inspire Joaquin's dancing in the pivotal bathroom scene.

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6ajw TIL the most senior officer to survive the Titanic also participated in evacuating soldiers off the coast of Dunkirk
neMNG TIL There were 80 million undetonated bombs (UXO) in Laos from the Vietnam War. There is a group called Article22 that works with local Laotian craftspeople and the MAG (Mines Advisory Panel) to clear UXO and turn it into beautiful jewelry.
0wbKj TIL that in 1992, a cargo container containing over 28,000 plastic rubber ducks was lost at sea when it fell overboard on its way from Hong Kong to the United States. These ducks are still being found on shores all across the world in places such as Alaska and Australia.
WOg9 TIL ‘goodbye’ is a misspelled contraction of 'God be with ye’
kOyy5 TIL In 2006, 3 fans of Russian football club Zenit St. Petersburg traveled 9320 miles in an old Honda to watch their team's next match in Vladivostok. The car broke in Vladivostok and they were stranded. Zenit offered a free train ride back, and the broken Honda is on display in the museum of Zenit.