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TIL that pet food taste tester is an actual job that people do

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J481 TIL a Nigerian man survived 3 days in an upside down tugboat at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. He was eventually found by body recovery divers.
jNpyX TIL that in 2004, American singer Teena Marie was sleeping in a hotel room, when a large picture frame fell and struck her on the head. The blow caused a serious concussion that caused momentary seizures for the rest of her life
BrvBL TIL about 6 Tongan teenage boys who were shipwrecked and lived on the uninhabited island 'Ata for 18 months (1965-1966). The boys had set up a small commune, with a vegetable garden, hollowed-out tree trunks to collect water, a gym with odd weights, a badminton court, and a permanent fire.
KYvn9 TIL in 1914 a boy threw a tennis ball that got stuck high up in an archway of the Lincoln Cathedral. Over 90 years later, the boy's nephew wrote a letter to the cathedral asking if he could have it back, though secretly hoping the cathedral would notice it and leave it in place.
ZpOp TIL KB Toys was one of the companies to go bankrupt because of Bain Capital’s “Dividend Recapitalization” scheme. It was the second-oldest operating toy retailer in North America before it’s demise.