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VOEB TIL when skydiver Joan Murray’s parachute failed, she approached the ground at 80 miles (128km) per hour, landing on a mound of fire ants. The shock from being stung over 200 times by the ants released a surge of adrenaline which kept her heart beating, and allowed her to survive.
Yp5p7 TIL if you half an Australian $10 bill, it becomes valued at $5 and is still redeemable.
78PxM TIL that honey never spoils! Archaeologists have discovered pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old, and it is still perfectly edible.
5Y8mp TIL A South Pacific Tribe worship and believe airplanes are there Messiah after receiving supplies from airplanes during WW2
9JbQ TIL: Antonio Banderas early in his U.S. acting career spoke minimal English and learned his lines phonetically yet still gave critically praised performances.