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TIL that Hyacinth Thrash wasn't the only survivor of the Jonestown Massacre. The other was 79 year old Grover Cleveland Davis who being hard of hearing slept through the death assembly. He died a year later.

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nePvb TIL During Operation Ivy Bells (wire tapping Soviet underwater communication lines) the USS Seawolf (SSN-575) was almost lost during one of the missions—she was stranded on the bottom after a storm and almost had to use her self-destruct charges to scuttle the ship with her crew.
MeE10 TIL about Zhang Yongming, a serial killer in China. After killing some of his eleven victims he butchered them and sold their flesh at markets calling it "Ostrich meat."
x6jlo TIL a hurricane almost hit NYC around 9/11/01, only being diverted by a cold front that passed through the area that morning.
m11vy TIL Achoo Syndrome is characterized by uncontrollable sneezing after sudden exposure to bright light such as the sun.
W77e4 TIL Male nipples have a purpose - they are used to “comfort nurse” babies while mom is busy, and have been used to do so across history