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TIL that in 2009, four prison inmates saved a prison guard from another inmate. The heroes were in prison for crimes like assault and armed robbery and saved the guard because he treated them with a lot of respect.

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BrZAL TIL The voice actor for the singing parts of grown-up Simba in The Lion King in both "Hakuna Matata" and "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" is Joseph Williams, the lead singer of Toto (as in, Africa by Toto)
BrGKr TIL that before enlisting in the navy, John F. Kennedy had a brief stint at Stanford business school before dropping out, commenting that he “had become very fond of Stanford. Everyone is friendly—the gals are quite attractive—and it’s a very good life.”
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