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TIL that Melbourne, Australia was once called ‘Batmania’. Named after the Tasmanian explorer John Batman.

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KOnDQ TIL That the Nobel prizes (~$1mil USD each) are paid out of the interest earned on the fund left behind by Alfred Nobel's will. Not the fund itself.
PeG TIL The fake flames on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney are so convincing that the Anaheim Fire Department requested that they be automatically turned off in case of fire so firefighters can fight the real blaze and not waste time battling artificial ones.
78BNX TIL scientists discovered a new kind of orchard bee and named it Euglossa Bazinga, after The Big Bang Theory
PN4w TIL a company developed a system for your home that when an earthquake is detected, a compressor will release an incredible amount of air underneath your house causing it float off it’s foundation
P8eg TIL: In 2004, Colby Nolan was awarded an MBA degree in business management by Trinity Southern University, sparking a lawsuit against the Dallas based institution. The problem? Although Colby had apparently maintained a GPA of 3.5, he was, in fact, a six year old cat.