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TIL that survival rates for cardiac arrests in the US are a low 8% with many survivors having disabilities. Though some US TV shows have incorrectly portrayed them at 67%

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dB4K TIL that all tweets you will ever send are archived to the library of congress.
9wLwX TIL in 1973 a British couple survived 117 days lost at sea on an inflatable raft after their boat sank when it was struck by a whale. They survived by "almost continually" bailing water out of their raft, while collecting rainwater & killing turtles, birds and fish with their bare hands for food.
6EmPZ TIL that today 60 years ago the strongest earthquake ever recorded occurred (9.5), so strong it sent a 10m tsunami wave 10,000km to Hawaii.
eZJk TIL The Canadian government gives Canadians the flags flown on parliament. The current waiting list for a flag is 42 years .
NedM TIL when Little Nell, who played Columbia in Rocky Horror, was 18, she worked as a shoe salesperson in London, alongside a young Freddy Mercury.