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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RealMCKenzie on 2026-08-19 12:11:08+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that former U.S. President george H. W. Bush was the sole survivor of the Chichihima incident during WWII, in which he and his 8 comrades were shot down during an air raid over the Japanese island of Chichihima. His comrades were taken prisoner, tourtured, and, in some cases, eaten.