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TIL the average age people on the autism spectrum die is only 36

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neexd TIL That in 1930 a man and his 150 year old pet turtle went over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survived the initial fall, to only suffocate after being stuck under the falls for 18 hours. The Turtle survived the entire ordeal.
v8oD TIL That a Japanese soldier was stranded on a island for 30 years, not knowing that the second world war had ended for 30 years. His commander came to the island to personally dismiss him in 1974.
Oo66X TIL that in 2016, the worlds tallest waterslide decapitated a 10 year old due to gross negligence and all charges were dismissed.
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