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TIL a man was found alive in an air pocket on a sunk ship after three days of no water, no food, and in pitch black.

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p67p TIL Hollywood used 1,500 Inflatables as crowd for “The King’s Speech” movie
LQYLV TIL the Union Jack is not symmetric
ANrPx TIL Gino Bartali was a multiple pre WW2 Grand Tour winner and almost gave up cycling after his brother died whilst racing. During the war he used his fame and prestige to aid Jewish families elude capture. The BBC attributes him as saying "Some medals are made to hang on the soul, not the jacket."
XE1LQ TIL of 21-year-old Lieutenant Zvika Greengold, an Israeli tank officer who fought in the Yom Kippur War for 30 hours straight, destroyed up to 60 enemy tanks (swapping his own every time he sustained damage), and fooled the Syrians into believing they were facing a company sized force.
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