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EgV5V TIL Poon Lim survived 133 days afloat in the Pacific Ocean aboard an 8' square wooden raft. When rescued and told that no one had ever survived longer on a raft at sea, he simply answered, "I hope no one will ever have to break that record."
7r4X7 TIL more than 2,000 homeless people live underground in New York City. Commonly referred to as “Mole People”, they have a hierarchical community and often times are living directly under the most populous parts of the city
awLD0 TIL Southwest Airlines has only had 4 fatalities in it's 53 years of operation, and 2 of those were not the fault of the airline.
YpRRx TIL that in the late 90s there was a live action Wallace and Gromit that was only aired once and is utterly terrifying
E1r5X TIL that General Eisenhower, horrified by the concentration camps discovered as allied troops rolled into Nazi territory, ordered camera crews to document the grisly scenes. He also forced local government officials to tour the camps. Warning: This video is extremely graphic!