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TIL a stowaway survived subzero temperatures & little oxygen at 38,000 feet inside a wheel well on a flight from Tahiti to a stopover in Los Angeles. He had a core body temp of 79°, well below what's usually considered fatal. His main motive was to fly to France to "shake hands" with Zinedine Zidane

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