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TIL a Nigerian man survived 3 days in an upside down tugboat at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. He was eventually found by body recovery divers.

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4koJa TIL about Wind Phones: unconnected telephone booths world-wide where people can hold conversations with deceased loved ones.
WkWaA TIL that the plot of the 2019 film "Joker" was inspired by the real life 1984 NYC Subway shooting. The depiction of the Joker is partially based on Bernard Goetz, who shot and wounded 4-teenagers after being allegedly harassed for money.
7r8dZ TIL as a child, martial arts actor Jet Li was asked by Richard Nixon to be his personal bodyguard. Li replied, "I don't want to protect any individual. When I grow up, I want to defend my one billion Chinese countrymen!"
XeDX TIL that pasta, as it is known today, was introduced by Arabs from Libya, during their conquest of Sicily in the late 7th century, thus predating Marco Polo’s travels to China by about six centuries.
kJoOE TIL of the World War I naval battle on Africa's Lake Tanganyika between German warships and two 40 foot British motor boats. The motor boats were secretly dragged for 146 miles through the jungle by ox teams and tractors. The smaller and faster British boats easily sunk the warships.