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TIL In Kenya a turtle adopted a hippo that was abandoned after a tsunami.

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X07OD TIL that Jack White of the White Stripes originally wanted to save the guitar riff used in "Seven Nation Army" for if he got the chance to make a James Bond theme song. 5 years after the song was released, he wrote the theme for the 2008 Bond film Quantum of Solace.
X07yk TIL The metalloid Tellurium has a very strong garlic like smell.
l78EV TIL about Archie Karas, a Greek gambler who turned $50 into $40 million in 3 years playing poker in Las Vegas before losing it all
wLo88 TIL that Lord Humungus from Mad Max 2 makes a cameo appearance in Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
QJY9L TIL that Japanese children have the ability to differentiate the “r” and “l” letters, while many Japanese adults lose this ability