TIL that in 1978, a man mailed himself from Australia to the UK in a wooden crate as cargo, and survived the 63-hour journey.

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TIL that in 1978, a man mailed himself from Australia to the UK in a wooden crate as cargo, and survived the 63-hour journey.

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The Welshman who mailed himself home from Australia in a box | CNN

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Decades after the extremely risky journey that saw his picture splashed across newspapers around the world, Brian Robson is hoping to track down the two Irishman who nailed down the crate and sent him on his way.

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