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TIL 52-foot-tall 'megaripples' from dinosaur-killing asteroid are hiding under Louisiana

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6vrY TIL you are most likely to survive a trip to ICU with a severe infection in NZ and Australia than anywhere else in the world, despite an increase in the severity of infections. This is partially due to the fact that all patients have 24-hour one-on-one nursing.
jNlYM TIL that the Highest Ranking UN POW captured in the Korean War was US General William F. Dean. The N. Korean advance in 1950 was so rapid, it caught up Dean's HQ, forcing him to participate in the fighting. The general personally fought as tank-hunter & knocked out a few tanks before being captured.
xVXeg TIL that Laika, the first dog in space, was taken home by a scientist shortly before her launch to play with the scientists's kids.He wrote '"Laika was quiet and charming...I wanted to do something nice for her: She had so little time left to live'.
LmKd TIL that JJ Abrams has made a deal with Valve to produce films based on Portal and Half-Life
6EraY TIL about Amaxophobia an abnormal or persistent fear of being in, or riding in, a vehicle. Amaxophobic sufferers riding in a vehicle will typically fear the accident and its consequences, especially injury or death.