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J1y7j TIL that Violet Jessop is called “Queen of sinking ships” and “Miss Unsinkable" as she survived three shipwrecks: RMS Olympic in 1911, RMS Titanic in 1912, HMHS Britannic in 1916 .
wodn6 TIL When Ottoman envoys, citing a religious custom, declined to remove their turbans when meeting with Vlad (Dracula) the Impaler, Vlad saluted their devotion and decided to strengthen their custom by having three spikes driven through each of their heads, pinning the turbans in place forever.
yVvBM TIL about Tim Friede, the Venom Man. Tim flatlined from two back to back cobra bites in 2001. He was revived and decided to become immune to snake venom in hope of creating a universal antivenom. He has taken 200+ fang bites and 500+ needle injections from lethal cobras, mambas, kraits and taipans.