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TIL of Jose Salvador Alvarenga, who survived 14 months lost at sea was sued for $1 million by the family of his crewmate, who accuse him of eating their relative in order to survive.

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E9no TIL R. Norris Williams survived the Titanic sinking but spent so much time submerged in the icy Atlantic that doctors wanted to amputate his legs on rescue ship Carpathia. He refused the amputation ,recovered and went on to win the U.S. Tennis Championship that very same year
NO41 TIL that all US astronauts are required to learn Russian as part of their extensive training, and have to be able to run the ISS using Russian-language training manuals if necessary.
b9KL0 TIL the inventors of Cookie Dough Bites originally wanted to come up with healthier food options for movie theatre goers. When they weren't successful, they started experimenting with candy and developed Cookie Dough Bites.
VMXX4 TIL that the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, Gutzon Borglum, was a high-ranking member of the Ku Klux Klan.
xmO0 TIL there are no qualifications to being nominated to the SCOTUS. Not even age or US Citizenship. All you need to do is be “an individual”