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TIL a coal stoker named Arthur John Priest survived the sinking of five ships, including the Titanic, earning the nickname "The Unsinkable Stoker"

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nWed TIL a technique called “circular breathing” allowed a saxophone player to hold an E-flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds.
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