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TIL The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) started a 2 hour TV special called “Finding Dispersed Families” in the 80’s that helped war torn families reunite after 30 years, but with overwhelming applicants, the show went on for another 6 months helping reunite hundreds of thousands of families

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nevYB TIL in 1897, 3 Swedes attempted to be the first people to reach the North Pole. They travelled by hot air balloon but crashed after 65 hours. 33 years later, a ship discovered their camp, along with their dead bodies, journal, and camera. They'd survived for weeks by killing and eating polar bears.
NXMLN TIL, Derek Chisora often buys 5 guys burgers for his team and opponents team after the fight win or lose
b6Eg0 TIL that although forbidden by the rules, Ralph Steinman was awarded a Nobel Prize for "his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity" after his death which occurred three days earlier on September 30, 2011, the jury being unaware of his death at the time of its decision.
gZe7 TIL that there’s a house in the Adirondack Mountains that’s perfectly designed to survive the end of the world.
VB110 TIL In 1987, an 18-month-old baby named Jessica McClure fell into an abandoned well in Texas and was trapped for 58 hours. The rescue operation involved drilling a parallel shaft and then tunneling through to reach her, and it was captured on live television.