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.

https://weather.com/news/news/2017-10-13-santa-rosa-couple-survives-wildfire-hiding-in-swimming-pool-jan-john-pascoe

#til #todayilearned

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hyy2vv/til_in_2017_a_couple_survived_a_wildfire_in/