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TIL that an Australian man survived a wildfire by scuba diving in his friend’s pool while the fire raged around him

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VM0pD TIL ghost sheet comes from burial sheets. In old theater productions, when you wanted someone to look as if they had risen from the dead you would have them appear in their burial sheet thus representing that they were corpses. And that has lasted on to become a sheet over your head youre a ghost
B9L TIL that scientology does not allow breastfeeding, but a formula of barley water, milk and corn syrup.
1abZD TIL Arrow, a now-bankrupt Formula 1 team fell for a Nigerian Prince scam in 1999.
Wk699 TIL of Pigasus, a pig nominated for US Presidency in 1968. The anti-war activists responsible demanded treatment as candidate, including security and access to briefings. Pigasus and his team were finally arrested during a "rally" and charged with disturbing the peace and bringing a pig to Chicago.
Oovo4 TIL Burglars defecating in premises they have robbed is a common occurrence and has been the subject of scientific study