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TIL after the attack on Pearl Harbor, three sailors were trapped underwater for 16 days before succumbing.

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nWGmP TIL Beryl Markham, a British-born Kenyan aviator, adventurer, and author, was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west (1936). Her memoir, West with the Night, was lauded by Hemingway and is celebrated for its lyrical writing, tales of African landscapes and flying escapades
W7Rb9 TIL that NASA engineers use a “chicken gun” to test the durability of airplane windshields. They fire dead chickens at high speeds to simulate bird strikes during flight. It sounds ridiculous, but it's a crucial safety measure!
VMNEm TIL "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (or "Black National Anthem") was publicly performed first as a poem as part of a celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birthday by John Rosamond Johnson.
nWL1B TIL that the song Jeremy by pearl jam was based on actual events
koK5 TIL that for some products, up to 30% of on-line reviews are fake.