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TIL I learned about the HMS Thesis submarine disaster. It had an escape chamber that saved 4 lives but the fifth person panicked when using it, dooming all 98 others aboard.

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pD7G TIL That your brain filters out noises that might wake you up if it doesn’t think you’re in danger.
v5bD TIL that a guide dog calmly led 30 people down 1,463 steps out of the World Trade Center on 9/11 despite the confusion, smoke, and noise around them. Once safe, the dog then helped a woman who was blinded by the debris.
P1EoO TIL a single strand of Spaghetti is called a “Spaghetto”.
Lk10P TIL Michael Jackson worked with Stephen King to create a short film called ‘Ghosts.’ It set the world record for the longest music video at 40 minutes and centered around Michael Jackson as a rich recluse in a town where the adults try to run him out and he ends up being saved by children.
a8gwb TIL soon after the famous D.B. Cooper hijacking, 5 other copycat hijackers employed the same tactics on other flights. All 5 survived their parachute jump which forced the FBI to re-evaluate their initial conclusion that Cooper was likely killed during his attempt.