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TIL about a boy who survived 45 minutes under icy water.

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9wpwD TIL of Peter Bergmann, aka the Irish Somerton man, a mysterious man who was found dead on a beach in Sligo, Ireland in 2009 with no ID, no documentation and no money, who had given a fake name and address at the hotel he was staying. He has never been identified.
MvbW TIL that whales are so big, they can take up to 100 years of creatures consuming them to decompose
GOeJ TIL: In Spanish, “esposas” means both “handcuffs” and “wives” and it is not a coincidence
dwQ9 TIL that Lentil As Anything, a successful Australian restaurant, allows its customers to pay whatever price they feel for the food.
R7D14 TIL about Ethan Couch, a man who killed 4 people in a drunk driving accident in 2013. His punishment, after fleeing to Mexico and getting caught, was to wear an ankle bracelet and adhere to a 9 PM curfew. In May 2019, a Judge removed his ankle bracelet. He is now essentially a free man.