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TIL the dumb and dumber mocking bird song is a real song.

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V9yD TIL that after needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at the age of 13, a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood a record 1,000 times and saved 2,000,000 lives.
wyW1 TIL that in 1937, the Soviets started construction of the 1,624ft ‘Palace of the Soviets’ tower (almost as tall as the Taipei 101 tower) with a huge (328ft tall) statue of Lenin on the top. WWII stopped construction, and the foundations were turned into the world’s largest swimming pool
loOe1 TIL that Disney passed on the script of "Back to the Future", saying the idea of a mother falling in love with her son was contrary to the company's longtime traditional family-friendly image
gR09 TIL that in 1998 and 2001, Japan modified a number of national holidays in order to place them on Mondays and create three day weekends. This is referred to as the Happy Monday System.
XEXBD TIL Disney owns 12 of the 32 highest-grossing media franchises of all-time