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TIL Elephant Seals can dive nearly 2200 metres, almost as deep as a Sperm Whale.

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yV59X TIL that an ESA Astronaut nearly drowned in his spacesuit during a 2013 spacewalk.
oBZkA TIL in 2013, a man had a stroke that made him lose the ability to feel sad.
kJG4m TIL that the names given to hurricanes are pretty much already set. There are six alphabetical lists of names for Atlantic hurricanes, maintained by the World Meteorological Organization, and they are rotated through every six years.
wLVGW TIL Of Timothy Evans, a Welshman tried, convicted, and hung for the murder of his daughter. Throughout the trial, he blamed his downstairs neighbour for the murder. Three years later, his downstairs neighbour confessed.
6EGK7 TIL the US Public Health Service is a uniformed service that fights in the war against viruses and disease. It has its own official song, and the highest ranked officer in the service is the Surgeon General.