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TIL…that Ethiopian Jews really are decendants of ancient Jews genetically and not converts…

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nw9r TIL a man who was lost in the woods chopped down some power lines so that workers would have to come and rescue him.
GAnJ TIL you can play as the duck in Duck Hunt.
4bYN TIL During Hurricane Sandy, one soldier stood watch over the tomb of the unknown for an unprecedented 23 hours straight.
N1gJ TIL If our sun had a supernova it would be 9 times brighter to us than if an atomic bomb exploded against our eye
N7JwP TIL that Steve Callahan survived 76 days lost at sea in a small raft after his sloop sank due to a collision; where he faced sharks, lack of drinkable water, food and atrophy. His survival skills were sought after by the director of the critically acclaimed Life of Pi.