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TIL of author Mary Roberts Rinehart, who created a costumed super-criminal called “the Bat”, cited by Bob Kane as one of the inspirations for Batman.

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R57Ww TIL small piston engine planes still use leaded gasoline.
9EDQ TIL The original Blue Ranger from The Power Rangers TV Series walked off set one day during lunch and never came back over perpetual harassment from producers and crew about being gay
lGLV TIL there is a search engine that plants a tree everytime you use it.
M7VQB TIL The word "white" in the name "white rhinoceros" is often said to be a misinterpretation of the Afrikaans word wyd (Dutch wijd) meaning wide, referring to its square upper lip, as opposed to the pointed or hooked lip of the black rhinoceros.
d8V49 TIL that the 7th time that park ranger Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning coincided with the 22nd time he fought off a bear with a stick.