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DjLr TIL that the story of the Mexican hero Zorro was based on the life of the Irishman William Lamport from County Wexford, he was sent to the Mexico to spy on the colonial viceroy there but ended up inciting rebellion against Spain after seeing the corruption and injustices of the inquisition.
W7QZ8 TIL of storm chasers, people that actively search out storms and extreme weather to conduct meteorological research on the field, to report tornados, storms, hurricanes and other high-impact weather conditions to weather bureaus.
p8NbO TIL there is a podcast episode of Futurama from 2017 with the original cast and writers
Rr8w TIL that since Bale had recently been in The Machinist, he was about 120lbs(54kg) before he began work on Batman Begins. He was told to be “as big as you could be” and after 6 months, he was at 220 - too large to play the Batman Nolan wanted. He then dropped 20-30 lbs.
198D TIL, Mozart had a sister (Maria Anna) who was also an accomplished musician and composer, sometimes even receiving top billing. She was no longer taken on tour with her famous brother once she reached “marriageable age”.