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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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Z8vkQ TIL about Manfred von Richtofen aka the Red Baron . The baron was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during WW1. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.
OGQa4 TIL about Rocky, a black bear who served as a paratrooper in the Korean War and is a Purple Heart recipient
R7RQ TIL that some Japanese soldiers refused to accept that WWII ended until as late as 1972, and even then, had to be convinced by their lieutenant.
6EnBW TIL, that if hay bales get wet while in storage, bacteria can grow, which builds heat, and can cause the hay to spontaneously combust.
JZ8Q TIL that the static on TV is referred to as “hangyafoci” by Hungarians, which translates to “ant soccer”.