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TIL During the first rehearsal for The Dark Night, Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker scared Michael Caine so much that he forgot his lines

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D1xyV TIL Douglas Adams came up with the title for The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy while lying drunk in a field near Innsbruck with a copy of The Hitch-Hikers Guide to Europe. Looking up at the stars, he thought it would be a good idea for someone to write a hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy as well.
a5ko TIL that Tesla became a gambling addict, lost all his tuition money, dropped out of school and suffered a nervous breakdown.
OG8Re TIL about the Boteh (Buta) a Zoroastrian symbol of life and eternity originating from Persia (Iran) that became a popular textile motif throughout Asia and later the inspiration for paisley design motif
R5pml TIL of the genre of music called Medieval Bardcore. Here is Afroman's - Because I Got High.
9wrm7 TIL that Spacex's "Falcon Heavy" is the most powerful operational rocket in the world and can lift 64 metric tons into orbit