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TIL the Super Mario Bros. theme song has lyrics

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dODr TIL MLK told 60 Minutes that “A riot is the language of the unheard”
XEOmD 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.
MealK TIL Arleigh Burke mistakenly led his ships into a Japanese minefield. Admiral Halsey asked him what he was doing in the minefield. Burke replied "about 31 knots." Hence his nickname '31 Knot Burke'
KO1R9 TIL Keith Moon once came to the exclusive Tramp night club butt naked, spread-eagled on the hood of his Rolls-Royce. The car was driven by his assistant Dougal Butler.
m1YvM TIL in Ancient Rome sometimes the seller of a female slave attached a ne serva clause to the ownership papers to prevent her from being prostituted. The ne serva clause meant that if the new owner or any owner afterwards used the slave as a prostitute she would be free.