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TIL Former WWE wrestler Chris Masters "bear-hugged" a 3 meter (10 foot) tree and uprooted it to save his mother who was trapped inside her burning house.

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0wMGj TIL that each human eye individually has anywhere from a 120-200° angle view, depending on how strictly one defines objects as being "seen." The dual eye overlap (the area where the vision of both eyes overlap) is 130° which is similar to a fisheye lens. And our most clear, central view is 40-60°.
gMQPX TIL at least 11 children have been born in Antarctica. The first was Emilio Marcos Palma, born on 7 January 1978 to Argentine parents .
VZ78 TIL When researching the film “Cast Away”, Screen writer William Broyal Jr deliberately stranded himself on an isolated island for one week to force himself to find food, water and obtain shelter. During this time, a volleyball washed up on shore. This was the inspiration for Wilson.
5PVr TIL That in Titanic, Jack claims to have gone ice fishing on Lake Wissota, near Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Lake Wissota is a man-made reservoir which wasn’t created until 1917.
GaXj TIL: During 9-11 when Flights got diverted or grounded, Canada housed, fed, and sheltered over 33,000 passengers