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TIL that the SAW franchise has saved over 360,000 lives. With the exception of the first & the 2009 movie, people could donate blood in exchange for free movies ticket. As of September 2017, 120,000 pints (57,000 L) of blood had been donated.

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Z8Jbp TIL that on NASA's Gemini XII flight, the computer docking system failed and Buzz Aldrin successfully calculated the docking trajectory using a sextant and a slide rule.
NmAE TIL that the southern United States converted all its railroads from broad gauge (5 feet/1.524 meters) to standard gauge (4 feet 8 1⁄2 inches/​1.435 meters) in 36 hours starting on May 31, 1886
awBLL TIL that drowning is often quick and silent. While drowning, the victim's mouth can only stay above the water for just enough time to breathe. The victim is not usually able to wave or yell for help. Because of this, most onlookers assume the event to be regular swimming.
wLj7M TIL One April day in 1930, the BBC reported, "There is no news." Instead they played piano music.
eplGL TIL in 1452/1453 a mystery eruption took place that expelled more than six times as much matter as the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Its location remains unidentified