1 Comment TIL that in February 18, 1952 a huge storm hit New England, generating huge waves and two 500-foot tankers were broken in half by the heavy seas, against all odds a small Coast Guard lifeboat piloted by a man named Bernie Webber single handedly rescued 32 of the 33 men stranded in one of the tankers by whatilearned January 26, 2022, 2:45 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL: The song “It wasn’t me” by Shaggy was almost never was released, but due to a copy being uploaded to a peer to peer network, a Hawaiian DJ named Pablo Sato single handedly was responsible for getting the song the traction in needed to go mainstream. by whatilearned July 24, 2021, 11:15 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL that French Canadian soldier Leo Major single handedly liberated the Dutch city of Zwolle as well capturing 93 German soldiers all by himself. by whatilearned July 4, 2021, 3:29 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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