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TIL after two Finnish divers died in a cave in Norway, it was determined that retrieving their bodies would be too difficult, so a diving ban was placed on the cave. Despite this, four of their friends led a team of 27 divers (101 diving hours) who secretly and successfully recovered their bodies.

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