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TIL Camila, a chihuahua, survived 6 days under the rubble during Mexico's city 2017 earthquake.

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rN7G0 TIL that In 1968, North Korea attacked a US spy ship and captured her 83 crew members. In response, the US considered a blockade of N Korean ports, airstrikes on military targets, a land attack across the demilitarized zone, and even nuclear bombardment if the crew were not released.
WOJB TIL, Palam Kalyanasundaram, donated his entire salary for 30 years, his retirement pension, to the needy. Conferred “The man of the millennium, he also donated the INR 30-crore award money. He is the first person in the world to spend the entire earnings for a social cause.
Lkgbd TIL that some stars are room temperature
78WXO TIL the Barton Aqueduct, which carries the Bridgewater canal over the river Irwell in England, was demonstrated to Parliament using a model made from Cheshire cheese.
oBNW7 TIL when shown at the Cannes Film Festival, Pan’s Labyrinth received a 22-minute standing ovation.