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TIL that Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger) and Rick Astley (Rick-rolled) both sang backup vocals on the song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King

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VMvy8 TIL The number of men and women in the world is roughly equal, though men hold a slight lead, men (50.4%) women (49.6%). Males have a higher risk of dying than females, both in childhood and at adult ages. So at a certain age, the numbers of men and women even out. In France this occurs at age 25
D184j TIL about The LUKE Arm, a high-tech prosthetic arm with fingers that can move with your thoughts and mimic the feel of objects, inspired by the robotic hand that Luke Skywalker got in the Star Wars film “The Empire Strikes Back".
E110w TIL of the "Kiss of Deaf," aka "Reiter's Ear-Kissing Syndrome (REKS)." It's a hearing loss syndrome caused by a direct kiss in the ear, and although it's temporary, it often causes permanent partial hearing loss.
a8LA TIL that during the filming of The Shawshank Redemption, the American Humane Association monitored all of the scenes involving Brooks’ crow; during the scene when Brooks fed it a maggot, the AHA objected that it was cruel to use a live maggot and required that they use one that was already dead.
4Qm5 TIL 15 of the 19 hijackers of 9/11 were citizens of Saudi Arabia; the others were from the United Arab Emirates (2), Egypt and Lebanon