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TIL in 1973 a British couple survived 117 days lost at sea on an inflatable raft after their boat sank when it was struck by a whale. They survived by "almost continually" bailing water out of their raft, while collecting rainwater & killing turtles, birds and fish with their bare hands for food.

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PYNoZ TIL that the north and south portions of the Great Salt Lake in Utah are two separate colors. This is due to a railroad causeway disrupting the natural mixing of the lake's water resulting in part of the lake being saltier and promoting the growth of different types of algae.
B5Qb TIL cat bites can be incredibly dangerous. Due to the fact that a cat’s teeth are sharp and narrow, the resulting wound can heal over easily - resulting in bacteria trapped beneath the skin.
4XPVa TIL A six year old girl in the UK found a secret message inside a Christmas card "Please help us and notify human rights organisation." It was allegedly written by a prisoner working in a Chinese factory. Tesco (British supermarket) suspended production of cards at the factory.
xlZ5 TIL Watson and Crick, famous for discovering the DNA double helix model, essentially stole their information from female scientist Rosalind Franklin.
yVoAa TIL Psycho (1960) set a new level of acceptability for violence, deviant behavior and sexuality in American films, and is widely considered to be the earliest example of the slasher film genre. Hitchock was initially against the music in the shower scene but the composer ignored his direction