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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.

0Kav TIL Airport runway numbers actually indicate direction on a compass
RE57 TIL Tom Hanks is related to Abraham Lincoln
9aAG TIL Stephen Colbert took over a Michigan public access TV show in July 2015 for one episode, during which he provided news about local events, made fun of a local Yelp reviewer, and interviewed Eminem.
D18De TIL there's a sport called Octopush. It's a game of hockey, but held underwater.
4kmba TIL Elvis was a black belt in Karate!