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TIL David Kirwan, 24 from California, jumped into a hot spring, typically measured at 200°F (93°C) at Yellowstone after his dog escaped the truck and ran into the Celestine Pool, yelping. Several people tried to warn Kirwan off by yelling at him not to jump in, but he shouted “Like hell I won’t!”

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BrQLk TIL Czar Nicholas II actually wanted to meet with protesters and negotiate solutions, but his ministers rejected that idea and sent in soldiers to shoot at the protesters, triggering the 1905 revolution.
eNVL TIL that morning show host Karl Stefanovic wore the same suit on air every day for year to highlight that women are judged for their appearance on TV in a way that men aren’t. In that time, he did not receive a single complaint about his suit. “No one has noticed; no one gives a shit,”
X0w0r TIL while sailing from Tahiti to San Diego, Tami Oldham Ashford & her fiancé's boat temporarily capsized when they got caught in a hurricane. Tami got knocked out & woke up 27 hours later with her fiancé missing. Over the next 41 days, she used a sextant & a watch to navigate 1.5K miles to Hawaii.
m1PvO TIL 18-Year Old GTA 6 Hacker Sentenced To Life In Hospital Prison
DQmEP TIL Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes raised $700M claiming her device could run 200+ blood tests from a finger prick. It didn’t work. She & COO Ramesh Balwani misled investors and patients, were convicted of fraud, sentenced to 11 & 13 years, and ordered to repay $452M. Investors lost $100Ms.