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Christopher Nolan's caped crusader has been gracing Times Square this month in celebration of the iconic character's 75th birthday. It's not the first time filmmaker Nolan has brought Batman to our shores - his 2008 movie features a full 10 minutes of footage filmed in the Fragrant Harbour (although not in the actual water - it was deemed too polluted for the stuntman to fall into). Nolan, whose films have grossed in excess of US$3.5 billion, didn't even study cinema - he read English literature at University College London. In the 1880s, UCL became known for its early embrace of female students, and joining Nolan on the roll call of notable alumni is statistician Kirstine Smith …

The entrepreneur established the now ubiquitous beer brand Carlsberg - which he named after his son, Carl - at the age of 33, having recognised the scope for a science-based, industrialised brewery. Jacobsen was also involved with what is considered to be the first political party in Denmark, the National Liberal Party, which was instrumental in founding the country's constitution and consisted of stalwarts such as Ditlev Gothard Monrad …

The legendary chief was an anti-colonialist who valiantly fought the British. Later in life he would become a pacifist, advocating understanding between the indigenous population and the settlers. He died in prison, having been jailed in 1886 for taking part in a peaceful but illegal occupation of land. Titokowaru would have been all but forgotten had it not been for the efforts of historian James Belich. The Maori was also the subject of a Maurice Shadbolt novel, , and provided the inspiration for the character Te Kai Po in 2005 film , starring Kiefer Sutherland …

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