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TIL of the Hand Angels, a Taiwanese NGO whose main service is giving hand jobs to the severely disabled.

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lopAG TIL one of the singers of Africa by the band Toto was also the singing voice of adult Simba in The Lion King. And he is the son of composer John Williams
MZZ7 TIL that while Kaa, the Snake in “The Jungle Book” is portrayed as villainous in every movie adaptation, in the original book he saves Mowgli’s life twice, and is considered a mentor and a friend.
MeKj8 TIL Thailand used to have a prison called "Khuk Khi Kai," or "Chicken poop prison." The first floor of the prison contained prisoners, and the second floor was a large chicken coop. The grated floor ensured that prisoners were constantly subjected to chicken poop.
4k94N TIL that some black bears are born white and are called Spirit Bears. They're neither albinos nor polar bears.
6E0gW TIL that the first large scale human trial for the birth control pill was conducted on Puerto Rican women in the 1950s. These women were unknowingly participating in the clinical trial and deaths of participants were not investigated.