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TIL of Terry Jo Dupperrault who in 1961 at 11 yrs old survived 4 days at sea on a cork float after the boat she was on sank. The boats captain murdered everyone aboard including her parents and siblings. Police thought the soul survivor was the boats captain.

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nWnDG TIL that less than two weeks after the French surrender in WWII, the British attacked a French naval base to prevent Germany from using the ships. Over 1,200 died and multiple ships were destroyed or damaged. Vichy France retaliated by bombing Gibraltar and cutting off diplomatic relations.
vJKL TIL that until the invention of the wall outlet, people had plug their electric appliances into an empty light bulb socket.
V9oG Today I learned that there is a nuclear power plant in Arizona on 4000 ac.², it employs 2055 workers, generates 35% of all the electric energy in Arizona, and it is the only nuclear power plant in the world that is not built next to a body of water.
JYYXv TIL About the Faroese whale hunts. They've reportedly killed over 600 whales and dolphins this year.
7dKp TIL While president of the Screen Actor’s Guild, Ronald Reagan gave the names of supposed communist sympathizers in Hollywood to the FBI