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TIL that scuba divers caught in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were reportedly tossed around underwater, yet boats floating above were unaffected and failed to notice the wave as it passed by.

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kOdvB TIL The Dragonfly is one of the most skilled predators on the planet being absolutely lethal to other insects, missing only one prey in twenty.
wonMJ TIL that Ewa Wiśnierska, a German paraglider, was unexpectedly caught in a thunderstorm and pulled up into a cumulonimbus cloud, reaching an altitude of 10,000m (33,000ft). She survived extreme temperatures of -50°C and oxygen deprivation at a height higher than Mount Everest.
DQMrr TIL the "Kamikaze of 1274 and 1281" otherwise known as "The Divine Wind", is massively attributed to the ending of the Mongol invasions. Along with the Mamluks stopping their western expansion, The divine wind typhoons blew through some hundreds of ships, devastating a force of 140,000 Mongols.
OGEoY TIL that in Japanese folklore, tanuki (raccoon dogs) are magical tricksters with the power to shape-shift their massive, malleable testicles, which they can transform into objects like umbrellas, fishing nets, drums, or even shops!
7rwvb TIL the oldest living Nobel laureate, Edmond Fischer was born on April 6, 1920. He and his collaborator Edwin Krebs were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins & regulate various cellular process.