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TIL That cobras can growl, and helium has the same effect on them as us

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neXZr TIL the 1993 film Philadelphia, the story of a man who was discriminated against due to having AIDS, was itself subject of a lawsuit. The family of the late Geoffrey Bowers sued, claiming that the film heavily borrowed from the story of his own lawsuit without giving him compensation or credit.
jA8X TIL that 2% of people who jump off the Golden Gate Bridge survive the fall. One man even jumped off for “fun”.
ADxyd TIL Mick Jagger starred as the infamous Australian Bushranger (Outlaw) Ned Kelly in a 1970 film Ned Kelly. He requested an audition in 1975 as Dr. Frank N Furter in the film adaptation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, producers had their eyes set on Tim Curry who played the character in theatre.
OoLXR TIL that the last known survivor of the 1906 San Fransisco Earthquake died in 2016.
w9BE TIL: Disney and Star Wars coins have been minted by Niue and are legal tender in the country.