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TIL a border collie in Australia fell off a boat during a huge storm and swam 5 nautical miles through shark infested waters and survived a month off wild goats until rescued by coast guard

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epxeb TIL, In 1985, a New Orleans man drowned at a pool party attended by over a 100 lifeguards celebrating a summer with no drownings. After the party, 4 lifeguards who were cleaning found the fully clothed body of 31-year-old Jerome Moody at the bottom of the pool’s deep end.
KOeGa TIL-A pivotal point in Chris Gardner's life (The Pursuit of Happyness) occurred when he saw a stockbroker in a red Ferrari. After becoming a successful businessman, he would later buy a black Ferrari from Michael Jordan with the license place-NOT MJ.
69mXw TIL that on the first day of the battle of Gettysburg, Gen. Henry Heth was shot in the head and knocked unconscious. However, he survived without major injuries. This is partly credited to his oversized hat, which was stuffed with papers to make it fit, thereby deflecting the bullet.
P50J TIL in 1979, two men arrived at a sheriff’s office claiming to have been abducted by aliens with lobster-claw hands. Left alone in a room with a secret recording device to expose their lie, they instead continued to talk in “terribly distressed” voices about the abduction.
GApbj TIL: that babies are not born with the bacteria that causes cavities (S. mutans) and that the bacteria is transferred from someone else through saliva exchange. Parents who share food, cups, kisses, & lick pacifiers can transfer their bacteria and increase the baby’s chances of developing cavities.