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TIL two danish kids went on a backpack trip to japan with no plans, ended up stars in a Japanese tv-show.

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nWNZ7 TIL of Ada Blackjack, an indigenous woman sent on an expedition with 4 men to an Arctic island in 1921, within two years she was the sole survivor after facing -50 degree weather, being stalked and hunted by polar bears, and learning to hunt and trap despite no previous knowledge
jYEv TIL Flea, the bassist from Red Hot Chili Peppers, is the voice of Donnie Thronberry from The Wild Thornberrys
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