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TIL that in New Zealand, names for children must be approved by the government before being legally registered. Despite this, names such as “Number 16 Bus Shelter”, “Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii” and “Violence” have been approved while “Yeah Detroit” and “Sex Fruit” have been rejected.

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WkZr4 TIL of the ASRV Remora, the Royal Australian Navy's submarine rescue vehicle. "Remora" stands for "Really Excellent Method Of Rescuing Aussies"
Lkwa0 TIL that on July 28 1866 at the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue of Abraham Lincoln.
8aVKX TIL John Stark, an unpaid rescuer of the Donner Party who refused to leave any of the 9 dying survivors, mostly children, behind (unlike his paid partners who just grabbed one kid each and left). He carried 2-3 at a time, then went back and repeated the process. Stark, and all 9, survived.
pYBON TIL that Fort Castillo de San Marcos is a fort constructed out of cannonball-eating coquina stone (sea shell rock).
oRkXR TIL a bull shark was found and captured in a landlocked freshwater pond at Gleason Park in Florida before being released into the Indian River. The shark was nicknamed Sushi by the locals.