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TIL Sharon Osbourne sold all of Ozzy Osbournes cars when she found out he was drinking and driving

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awXry TIL "women and children first" when evacuating a sinking ship has never been maritime law. It is more common for men to survive shipwrecks than women, and children have the lowest chances of survival. The Titanic is an exception; 75% of women survived compared to only 17% of men.
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