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TIL, Kevin Conroy the voice of Batman was living in NYC during 9/11 and after the attack was a volunteer cooking meals for responders. When told, the people eating the food called BS and demanded he prove it. When he did it did a lot for the mood. Because he's Batman.

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XEAQP TIL Some bluebottle jellyfish sails are right-handed and some are left-handed, across the body, so when the wind comes up it only grabs the ones with the sail going the right way for that particular breeze. It's nature's way of making sure the population never becomes extinct.
logEa TIL Lord Voldemort’s costume had 7 shades of green for each of his 7 horcruxes. Every time one was destroyed, his cloak lost a shade and faded in color to give the impression he was “fading away”
0d75v TIL that Jennifer Aniston was originally considered for the role of Monica on "Friends" before being cast as Rachel. Additionally, she is the godmother of Courteney Cox’s daughter, Coco, highlighting the close bond between the two co-stars both on and off the set.
KElE TIL if you polish an ancient sword that’s been used in battle, even a 2000 year old sword, it literally bleeds out the blood of the people it’s been used on, which “smells like a steak cooking”.
XbLr TIL There is a 20 story light spire on a building in downtown Stockholm, and anyone with a smartphone can change the colors on the lights that are shining in it. Its creators hope that the work can stand as a statement on the power of democracy and the power of the public.