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TIL of one of the very few people to ever survive from a sunken submarine. His story was never believed until after his death.

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e0o55 TIL in her youth, at school, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin attempted to test the efficacy of prayer by dividing her exam group in two groups, one using prayer and the other being a control group. The latter got better marks
v1nWj TIL that there was a spin-off of Columbo called "Mrs. Columbo" in which Peter Falk and his character Frank Columbo never makes an appearance, despite being the main character's husband.
nWmOr TIL that the first airplane ticket ever sold was bought by a reporter named Albert Beach in 1908 for a flight from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida. The ticket cost $400, which is equivalent to around $11,000 in today's currency.
kJQJ5 TIL in 2013, 235 Filipinos invaded Malaysia in and attempt to conquer North Borneo, without approval of the Philippine Government
WkbVo TIL that the second most-dangerous consumer product category in the United States is beds, pillows and mattresses, which hurt 942,000 people in 2019. The most dangerous category is stairs, ramps, landings and floors, which injured 3.1 million.