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TIL of William Rankin who survived ejecting from his plane and the failure of his parachute, then spent 40 minutes falling through a several-miles-deep cumulonimbus cloud which featured lightning strikes, a hailstorm and what he described as the "feeling" of thunder.

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XE7xX TIL of the Beale ciphers, which supposedly state the location of buried treasures worth approximately $43 million. Only one of the ciphers has been cracked, revealing the contents of the treasure. The other two stating the location and the treasure's owners (and next of kin) are yet to be solved.
OJVY TIL that Phil Mickelson is actually right-handed in everything he does. He only golfs as a lefty because he would mirror his dad’s swing as a child.
VM74Z TIL that in 1795 the Dutch navy was defeated near the island of Texel when the French army found out they were stuck in ice. So the French army simply rode up to them on horseback and the Dutch were forced to surrender.
0wR75 TIL that Martin Luther King Jr. personally convinced Nichelle Nichols not to quit Star Trek, because he felt a black woman playing Lt. Uhuru in an equal role to the rest of the crew would be an important portrayal of the world he wanted to see
dow8 TIL that the popularity of the SNES caught the attention of the Yakuza, prompting Nintendo to ship the consoles at night to prevent theft.