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TIL a cat named Oscar survived the sinking of three ships during WW2

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neQGP TIL Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, enlisted in the Spanish navy in 1570. In 1575, he was captured by Ottoman pirates and taken to Algiers. He was held for 5 years in captivity then eventually ransomed and returned to Madrid.
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