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TIL that US zip codes as we know it only started in the 60s

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N7JwP TIL that Steve Callahan survived 76 days lost at sea in a small raft after his sloop sank due to a collision; where he faced sharks, lack of drinkable water, food and atrophy. His survival skills were sought after by the director of the critically acclaimed Life of Pi.
6ej8 TIL a Japanese man lived through the earthquake and tsunami, then donned SCUBA gear and managed to save his wife and his mother.
QL9d TIL that Daniel Tammet,an extremely gifted autistic savant, was given a week to learn Icelandic and was able to successfully complete an interview on national television.
p8XAb TIL Brian Wilson was obsessed with The Ronettes' "Be My Baby." He had copies of it all over his house, compared it to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, and called it the best song ever recorded. He wrote "Don't Worry Baby" for Ronnie Spector, but Phil (who was aware of the obsession) rejected it.
krkW TIL - A body piercer gave himself dermal implants for mounting his iPod Nano to his wrist!