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TIL a Japanese man lived through the earthquake and tsunami, then donned SCUBA gear and managed to save his wife and his mother.

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8a4EZ TIL that a dog’s age is not 7 times human age, but: 16(ln(dog’s age))+31. It’s a natural logarithmic curve, so a 1-year old dog is about 31 in human years, and a 10-year old is about 68. (Link has calculator!)
RkP8 TIL a sample of Sir Isaac Newton’s apple tree was sent into space to ‘defy gravity.’
Ob6g TIL that Dale Dye, a Vietnam vet, was so “pissed off” at Hollywood’s depiction of war that he offered his services as an advisor and now runs “the entertainment industry’s top military consultancy company”. He’s worked on Platoon, The Pacific and, for some reason, Entourage.
JPwm TIL Costco hasn’t changed the price of its $1.50 Hot Dog/Soda Combo For 28 Years Since 1985
KO5NB TIL In 1985, France bombed a Greenpeace ship in Auckland harbour, NZ, to prevent it interfering with their nuclear tests. One person was killed, and for 2 months the French government tried to cover it up, before admitting full responsibility. No official apology has ever been given,