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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/teddy-ryder

"I'm a fat boy now": the unlikely phrase attached to one of medicine's miracles. In 1922, something incredible happened on one children's ward.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/rogue-waves

Until recently, 'rogue waves' were considered marine folklore. Scientists have finally accepted they're real... and utterly terrifying.

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@very-rusty said
https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/rogue-waves

Until recently, 'rogue waves' were considered marine folklore. Scientists have finally accepted they're real... and utterly terrifying.

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@the-gravedigger said
I was involved in a research project on rogue waves 25 years ago.
Good article.

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/action-park

In 1985, this terrifying water slide opened in New Jersey. Why did riders emerge with teeth mark lacerations?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/alice-liddell

This woman was the basis for one of literature's most loved characters. Who was Charles Dodgson's muse? Clue: The author is better known by another name.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/saddle-ridge-hoard

In 2013, a couple made a startling discovery in their backyard. At first they thought it was just a rusty can.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/barbara-hutton

The girl whose $60,000 debutante ball couldn't have been timed worse. Who was the original "Poor Little Rich Girl"?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/christmas-truce

During the Christmas of 1914, an event unfolded in the trenches that infuriated High Command... The prospect of peace came too close.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/christmas-stocking

Have you ever wondered why we actually hang stockings on Christmas Eve? The origin is steeped in marriage.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/arifa-sultana

In 2019, a woman in Bangladesh gave birth to three babies in one month. But they weren't triplets...

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/hildegart

Born and raised to be the ultimate model of the 'woman of the future', this girl's life took the most unexpected turn.

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/hard-pillows

This item is found in every house, but it looks very different today. Can you guess what it is?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/pintupi-nine

In 1984 a group of Aboriginal Australians came into contact with modern civilization for the first time. What did they think of the new world that they found?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/walter-summerford

This man is considered one of the unluckiest men in history. Can you guess what happened to him four times?

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