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TIL a man survived in a sunken ship for nearly three days, 270 feet underwater, in pitch darkness, while listening to fish eat the corpses of his shipmates.

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9wJKX TIL that Marcus Aurelius is believed to have written a series of love letters to his tutor Fronto. One reading: "Farewell my Fronto, wherever you are, my most sweet love and delight. How is it between you and me? I love you and you are not here."
aRXJ TIL that in November of 1987, a pirate television broadcast hijacked two Chicago TV stations (WTTW/WGN) featuring a man dressed as ‘Max Headroom’ who was being spanked with a fly swatter. The people responsible have never been identified.
QNnJd TIL that a male horse and female donkey make a hinny, not a mule
gMdNX TIL that the highest paid athlete of all time was a Roman charioter who would be worth $15 billion in today's money.
5YJlB TIL During WW2, Britain shipped most of its gold reserves and foreign securities to Canada in crates labeled 'Fish'. They were stored for years in an office building in downtown Montreal, where about 5000 people worked throughout the war without having a clue about what was hidden in their basement.