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TIL that a then 12-year-old girl was the sole survivor of a plane that crashed straight into the Indian Ocean. She was rescued after spending 9 hours in rough, shark-infested waters clinging to life on a piece of debris from the plane.

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R5jKa TIL that dogs and other canines get stuck together for 5-20 minutes during the mating process. The first time a dog mates, they are often surprised by this and show signs of distress, trying to pull away or run.
EAY7 TIL the first Alien movie was originally going to end with the alien winning
7rM4P TIL Essential Oils are not 'essential' or indispensible for the human body (like essential amino acids and essential fatty acids). The word 'essential' in Essential Oils simply means it contains the essence of the plant's fragrance.
QJ9WL TIL a photo a man who appeared to die while masturbating during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD was due to the contraction of limbs as a consequence of the heat effect on their bodies after death occurred.
9Y8mp TIL in 2012, a man sued PepsiCo arguing that he had found a dead mouse in his Mt. Dew. Thus, PepsiCo had to prove and found that a mouse would "have dissolved into a "jelly-like" substance after 30 days"