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TIL one of Vietnam's old names is Xich Quy, which means Red Demon.

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lodMr TIL a South African farmer rescued a baby hippo from a flood and gave it a home. The farmer fed him, brushed his teeth and helped him. The farmer was found dead with severe bite marks from the hippo and his body submerged in the river where he rescued the hippo 6 years earlier
AD0rx TIL Tim Burton became popular after directing Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, personally chosen by Pee-Wee actor/creator Paul Reubens. Burton had recently been fired from Disney for creating the short film Frankenweenie, as it was deemed too dark and scary for children.
J1ggB TIL of Joseph Samuel, who was hanged thrice and lived.
yQOJp TIL of Queen Isabella; frustrated, humiliated and tired of her husband; fled England, tricked him to send their son, invaded England with her lover (enemy and fugitive of her husband) and defeated him.
XEmPr TIL the total weight of all the ants on earth is the same as, if not greater than the total weight of humans on the planet