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TIL of the Southeast Asian Massif which encompasses human societies inhabiting a region in the southeastern portion of Asia. Over 100 million indigenous people live amongst the highlands overlapping parts of 10 countries.

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7raDp TIL of the Caterpillar Club, whose members consist solely of people who’ve escaped out of a failing plane and lived. The club was founded by an army test pilot who bailed out of a plane in 1922 and decided that anyone else who’s ever survived this ordeal would become an automatic member.
KWE6 TIL Jason Segel actually wrote the Dracula musical from forgetting Sarah Marshall. Attributed it to a slow period in his career and smoking lots of pot.
LV4d TIL that in 1847, a doctor performed an amputation in 25 seconds, operating so quickly that he accidentally amputated his assistant’s fingers as well. Both later died of sepsis, and a spectator reportedly died of shock, resulting in the only known procedure with a 300% mortality rate.
nxQb TIL United States has been stockpiling helium since the 1960s - 1.2 billion cubic meters
7rbBb TIL about Calixa Lavallée a Canadian who fought for the Union in the American Civil War. He later went on to compose the music for “O Canada” the Canadian national anthem. 33-55,000 Canadians fought for the Union in the Civil War.