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TIL A man survived after being trapped underwater for 62 hours by using a 4 foot high air pocket

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ZpZxB TIL in 1905, American millionaire George Kessler threw himself a birthday party at the Savoy Hotel in London that involved flooding the entire courtyard with four feet of water so his guests could dine in gondolas and a five foot birthday cake brought out to them on the back of a baby elephant.
0QyL TIL The Lost World: Jurassic Park’s tie in game ends with Jeff Goldblum telling the player to turn the console off and do something that matters
VB1Z0 TIL that in 1983, a legal battle over the James Bond franchise resulted in two movies being released simultaneously in theaters: 'Never Say Never Again', starring Sean Connery, and 'Octopussy', starring Roger Moore.
7rEGZ TIL The chemise cagoule, was a heavy nightshirt worn by Catholic men and women during the Middle Ages in order to permit a husband to impregnate his wife without having more physical contact. The chemise cagoule covered all sexual areas, but left an opening for necessary contact.
Vj5Z TIL that in 1990 the Providence Journal tested five candidates for mayor with the city-management computer game SimCity. Buddy Cianci, the most successful, won election that year.