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TIL The CPR survival rate in actual hospitals is about 12%, and it’s 55% in television hospitals

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1aYMO TIL two nuclear bombs were ejected over farms in North Carolina. Neither detonated. The military's investigation found that six of the seven steps required to detonate the bombs had been completed. There was only one trigger which had stopped the blast.
yVORl TIL of the 300 club. The 300 Club is a small number of individuals who have endured a temperature difference of 300 °F (167 °C) within minutes. Ohh and they do it nude!
NX46e TIL about Rocket Boots, invented by Soviet scientist Viktor Gordeyev. Instead of actual rockets, the boots were equipped with pistons filled with a fuel-air mixture. The boots enabled an average speed of 10.5 mph and a maximum speed of 22 mph.
K0W6 TIL “ [Siberian] Huskies will obey if required to, but their natural tendency is to be cooperative rather than obedient, and they prefer to be companions rather than mere pets.”
N7AKN TIL that about 3% of Antarctic Ice is penguin urine!