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TIL a woman in Florida spent six years sitting on a couch. She died during surgery attempting to remove her after her skin grafted into the fabric.

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nl9W TIL that the term “Swan Song” comes from a belief dating back to 3rd century B.C. that the Mute Swan is silent its entire life until it sings one beautiful song right before it dies.
V7mp TIL that because of tehnical problems astronaut Gordon Cooper used his watch and star patterns to safely land the capsule he was in
v1ERj TIL that during the 2010 Olympic Hockey Final, Air Canada had to delay a flight because the passengers refused to board until the game was over.
kddm TIL the Vikings sacked Paris in 845 and did not leave until King Charles the Bald paid them 5,670 lbs of silver and gold.
W5EL TIL in 1964 Soupy Sales asked kids to “take green pieces of paper from your parents wallets and mail them to [me].” The next day they received eighty thousand dollars.