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TIL Wrexham Lager was one of only two beers served on the Titanic, brewed in Wales but advertised as from 'Wrexham, England' to appeal to American passengers

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neXoB TIL in 1971 Juliane Koepcke’s plane was struck by a lightning and broke up over the rainforest. She fell 3.2km (10000 feet) and survived. Despite having a broken collar bone and being extremely short sighted because she lost her glasses, the 17 years old girl survived for 11 days alone until rescued
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