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I solved the century-old mystery of a shipwreck survivor

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94 points Thevet | 2 comments | 12 Jul 25 22:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.593s | source
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mosdl ◴[15 Jul 25 00:52 UTC] No.44566864[source]▶
Its amazing how much and how little things have changed when it comes to media. Good reminder to always be skeptical about sensationalism.
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imglorp ◴[15 Jul 25 02:17 UTC] No.44567247[source]▶
A good tall tale has an element of plausibility. A 6km swim is a common workout for a college swimmer these days. If the river conditions were favorable, the story on its own was not suspect.
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1. clort ◴[15 Jul 25 05:38 UTC] No.44568144[source]▶
I mean, there is this Icelandic guy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%B0laugur_Fri%C3%B0%C3%BE...

who actually did swim 6km in freezing waters after his vessel sank in 1984..

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2. Simon_O_Rourke ◴[15 Jul 25 06:17 UTC] No.44568356[source]▶
Yeah, but that guy was well insulated with blubber.