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TIL in 2021 a lobster diver off the coast of Cape Cod was swallowed entirely by a Humpback whale and after 30-40 seconds spat back out, surviving with non-life-threatening injuries.

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eo54 TIL that a pilot named William Overstreet flew his P-51 between the legs of the Eiffel Tower in pursuit of a German fighter, shooting down the plane and raising morale of French resistance fighters.
ajJM TIL: A Study about butter, funded by butter industry, found that butter is bad for you
D1O4r TIL Nepal, a tiny Himalayan nation, contributed almost 200,000 men and £1,000,000 to the British government during WW1
wLnOW TIL of Paige Hunter, a UK young woman who has prevented at least 6 suicides by tying over 40 handwritten notes of hope to a bridge infamous for suicides.
epdZE TIL about the 4x100m universal relay. It features 4 athletes with 4 different disabilities. Each team must be mixed, with 2 women and 2 men. The relay is started by a visually impaired athlete, followed by an amputee sprinter. In third place is a person with cerebral palsy, then a wheelchair athlete