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TIL that Heath Ledger prepared for the Joker role by going into complete isolation for 6 weeks in a hotel room with only a journal and comic books related to the script and Joker.

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7Nkx TIL Teller from Penn & Teller has legally changed his name to just “Teller”.
wXA1 TIL that the furnace used by glass blowers to reheat the glass during the blowing process is called a “Glory Hole”.
nROY TIL that a Roman Mile was defined as 1,000 paces. Armies would leave mile markers every 1,000 steps as they marched; as a result, well-fed armies marching at a fast pace marked longer miles.
pNZA TIL German toilets are specially designed to prevent splashback and allow you to inspect your poop.
8eRVP TIL of the 'Fry and Turnbull effect' on prostate cancer in the UK. In 2008 news presenter Bill Turnbull and broadcaster Stephen Fry both had a prostate cancer diagnosis and urged other men to come forward for help. It caused a 36% increase in patients receiving treatment the following year.