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TIL in 2017 a couple survived a wildfire in California by jumping into a neighbors pool and staying submerged for 6 hours. They came up for air only when they needed to, using wet t-shirts to shield their faces from falling embers.
The Weather Channel
Couple Survives Northern California Wildfire by Hiding in Pool | The Weather Channel
They only had one option, and it saved their life.
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TIL Bing Crosby was at the heart of introducing recordable master tape, revolutionizing radio, studio recording, & later TV/video production. In 1947, he funded the first commercial tape recorder with $50k, leading to the first radio show recorded on magnetic tape and changing broadcasting forever.
The Audiophile Man
BING CROSBY AND THE TAPE REVOLUTION
Not many people realise that Bing Crosby was at the heart of the introduction of recordable master tape which revolutionised radio entertainment, s...
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TIL Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Mexico and Chile do not punish prisoners for attempting to or successfully escaping prison as long as they don't break other laws while doing so.
UNILAD
People are just learning it's legal to break out of jail in these countries due to a bizarre law
Breaking out of prison without committing any other crime in doing so goes unpunished in several countries across the globe
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TIL of shell cordovan, a rare "leather" that isn't made from animal skin, but connective tissue from a horse's buttocks. Shoes made from them are waterproof, don't crease, don't require polishing, and can last indefinitely. Only two major tanneries make them.
Stridewise
Is Cordovan Worth It? A Complete Guide to the Fanciest Shoe Leather | Stridewise
The crème de la crème of boot leather is beloved for many reasons, and not just because it gets better looking with time.
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TIL about "Project Iceworm", a top-secret 1958 $2.7 billion U.S. plan to convert part of the Arctic into a launchpad for nuclear missiles, including a nuclear reactor. Due to shifting Greenland ice sheets, the plan was scrapped in 1967, & the massive underground structure thereafter collapsed https://www.historynet.com/project-iceworm-army-attempted-to-build-nuclear-lair-g… #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hmdoj7/til_about_project_iceworm_a_topsecret_1958_27/ image
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TIL that the barber pole became the universal symbol for barbers as it resembles the bloody bandages of “barber-surgeons” of the past, who practiced bloodletting.
Pall Mall Barbers
History of the Barber's Pole
The Barber's Pole is a symbol of the barber trade. It originated in medieval times when barbers used poles to hang their tools outside their s...
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TIL in order to achieve higher stability and defeat undesired oscillations , the Horten brothers - designers of the UFO-looking WW2 German tailless prototype aircraft the Ho-229 - introduced a twisting design into the wing so that it had inherently different AoA across its chord.
Horten HO 229 | Aircraft |
WWII Horten Ho229 Flying Wing Nurflugel, downloadable, paper model, from Fiddlersgreen
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