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TIL that polar bears and penguins never meet in the wild, as they live exclusively in opposite poles. (North and south respectively)

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lZlB TIL that there was almost another sequel after Batman and Robin, titled Batman Triumphant that saw Scarecrow as the main villain and the Joker as a hallucination in Batman’s mind caused by the fear toxin. The plot element would later be used in the Batman Arkham Knight video game
EQnw TIL that according to Scientology, Xenu is the dictator of the “Galactic Confederacy” who, 75 million years ago, brought humans to Earth in a DC-8 like spacecraft, stacked them around volcanoes and killed them using hydrogen bombs. The survivors of this attack formed humanity as we know it today.
694VJ TIL Ace of Base original lineup consisted of three siblings, a brother and two sisters. They were signed to their first contract after a record exec rejected their song "All That She Wants" but got their demo stuck in his car's tape deck and finally decided he liked it. It went straight to no. 1.
kON9E TIL Garth Brooks holds the record for having the most diamond-certified records, having 9 of them - more than Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd put together.
xyJk TIL Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, recorded a $167 million loss on paper because of “Hollywood Accounting”. Warner Brothers effectively made sure that the movie lost money by paying itself a $212 million “distribution fee” off the top.