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TIL: Russians have portable deapth charge launcher

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wEk1 TIL while serving in the Army, Clint Eastwood survived a plane crash in the Pacific Ocean by swimming 3 miles (5km) to shore. The crash kept him from being deployed to Korea.
16064 TIL in America a prison's arm is swabbed with alcohol before a lethal injection, to prevent infection
8eaNX TIL Hooters operated an airline called, "Hooters Air" from 2003 to 2006. Two 'hooters girls', dressed in their restaurant uniforms, were on each flight assisting the traditionally attired in-flight crews with hospitality duties.
NXXQN TIL testicles make several million sperm per day — about 1,500 per second.
VMyk0 TIL About Harvey Haddix, a pitcher for the Pirates, who in 1959 pitched 12 perfect innings only to lose the perfect game, no hitter, and game in the bottom of the 13th.