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TIL that the head baker on the Titanic got drunk while the ship was sinking, was the last one on the ship as he “rode it down like an elevator” into the water, and was able to tread water for 2 hours hardly feeling the cold thanks to the alcohol he imbibed which allowed him to survive.

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VML7p TIL Dave Grohl hoped to keep his anonymity when making his 1st record and recorded it all himself. He titled it Foo Fighters to lead people to think it was a group. Later he called it “the stupidest fucking band name in the world,” and would have reconsidered if he knew he was going to be successful
kO7l4 TIL about Lunar lava tubes - Tunnels under the surface of the moon, kilometers long, hundreds of meters wide. Shelter from radiation and extreme temperatures. Can be used for habitation.
MKJa TIL before the horse was introduced in North America, the Navajo word “łį́į́ʼ” (literally meaning “pet”) was used to refer to dogs. But when horses became the new favoured pet, łį́į́ʼ became the word for “horse”. And dogs are now refered to as “łééchąąʼí”, “shit pets”.
Br6Yx TIL - Many people have Neanderthal genes in their DNA that predispose them to allergies, including pollen and animal hair
8aBVZ TIL mythological smith gods, such as Hephaestus, Weyland, Svarog, Ptah, etc., are often depicted as crippled or deformed. This is now believed to be from constant exposure to arsenic, which was added to copper to make bronze.