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TIL after an Ethiopian girl was kidnapped, three lions chased off the kidnappers and stayed with her until police arrived, leaving her unharmed

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7O6Z TIL rockets have white and black patterns named “roll patterns” to monitor their movement when launched.
WkVW9 TIL 'Steve Jobs' is the name of an Italian clothing company created in 2012 when the creators realized that Apple never trademarked Jobs' name.
KYL8w TIL Mark Ruffalo woke from a dream that told him he had a brain tumor. He got a CT scan the following day confirming he had a benign tumor behind his left ear. The tumor was removed, and he is deaf in that ear as a result of the surgery.