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TIL that the 17 y/o sole survivor of a plane that exploded in midair over a Peruvian forest, fell 10,000 ft strapped to her seat and only received a concussion and popped eye capillaries. She swam/floated down a river for 10 days and was mistaken for a river spirit by her eventual local rescuers.

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