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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/GoinThruTheBigD on 2025-01-11 15:20:12+00:00.

Original Title: 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.