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RZgl TIL A Russian navy officer, Vasili Arkhipov, opposed his commanding officer’s decision to launch a nuclear torpedo in response to US practice depth charges during the Cuban Missile Crisis, thus averting a nuclear war and saving the world
Eg0aW TIL actor Brian Blessed, known for many over the top roles, helped to deliver a baby in a park in the 1960's. He even bit through the umbilical cord!
xVBXk TIL Paul Newman, Actor and Founder of Newman’s Own, also founded a summer camp called the Hole In The Wall Gang. It is a summer camp for seriously ill children of all ages, free of charge.
BgQde TIL there is a Family Guy-themed English karaoke bar in Osaka Japan called--what else?--The Drunken Clam.
n8kr TIL A 17 yr old girl was the sole survivor of an airplane that was struck by lightning. While still strapped to her seat, she fell 2 miles (3km) from the aircraft and landed down into the Amazon rainforest, where she trekked through the jungle for 10 days until she was rescued by local lumbermen.