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TIL in the 2009 Philippines floods a teenager named Muelmar Magallanes saved 30 lives. After leaping into the rushing waters to save his family from danger, he repeatedly jumped back in to save others, including a trapped mother and baby, until too tired to fight the current he was swept away.

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rRX5W TIL "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a cover of a 1939 South African song called "Mbube," recorded in Zulu by Soloman Linda & the Evening Birds. The original is now public domain, but "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," with additional lyrics in English ("In the jungle, the mighty jungle...") is under copyright.
781GX TIL actor Robert Patrick’s scrotum was briefly visible in the original cut of Terminator 2. But for the 3D re-release his balls were removed by VFX artists.
LkaJv TIL Butte, Montana is home to the longest-running brothel in the United States. The Dumas Brothel opened in 1890 and closed in 1982. It remains intact and the basement, where the least expensive exchanges took place, contains multiple rooms ("cribs") virtually unchanged from the early 20th century.
4Xoa6 TIL of the Staten Island Quarantine War, which began in 1800 the City of New York began quarantining patients on nearby Staten Island. Locals resisted for years, ultimately burning down the facility. At trial the leaders of the attack successfully argued that they had destroyed it in self-defense.
x6rX1 TIL that the bumps on humpback whales are giant sensory hair follicles, and that the purpose of the hairs is still unclear