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KOgvG TIL "A rule of thumb is that if you see the tsunami, it is too late to outrun it. Even small tsunamis (for example, 6 feet in height) are associated with extremely strong currents, capable of knocking someone off their feet," writes United States Geological Survey (USGS).
9RQG TIL The newest US Navy destroyer is so stealthy that they have to affix huge reflectors on it during peacetime operations because radar thinks the 610-foot warship is a 50-foot fishing vessel which has already caused one near-collision with a civillian vssel.
yj5p TIL that the murderers of Emmett Till, who was killed on this day in 1955 for whistling at a white woman, gave a full confession detailing the murder to Look Magazine, after they were aquitted of murder by an all white jury.
dOAB TIL Roy Sullivan, a park ranger, was hit by lightning seven times. He died suicide at the age of 71.
a8eL0 TIL: Ala Kachuu is a form of bride kidnapping practiced in Kyrgyzstan and can be consensual or non consensual. In 2005, 1/3 of brides were non consensual and were strangers. However, in 2007, 2 US women were bride-kidnapped, but were returned once the boys discovered they were foreigners.