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TIL of Ringer Edwards, an Australian prisoner of war, who survived being crucified for 63 hours by Japanese soldiers during World War II. He died in 2000 at the age of 86.

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bkk0 TIL that there is a company called TerraCycle that recycles everything that’s considered non-recyclable, including cigarette butts, dirty diapers, and chewing gum!
6EKmW TIL that Mountbatten chose 15th August as India's independence day because it was the day of Japan’s surrender in World War II.
xVyD7 TIL Jeff Goldblum was almost the voice of Siri.
4GPJ TIL Dandelion is called that because it used to be called “dent-de-lioun” - “tooth of the lion” because of the shape of the leaf, NOT the flower’s resemblance to the mane.
W770d TIL about the B-52 bomber that crashed into the empire state building on July 28th 1945. The pilot had requested clearance to land at LaGuardia due to zero visibility(fog) but was told to reroute and not land. 14 people died as a result of the accident.