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TIL that Icebreaker ships don't really crack ice with a sharp bow, rather they break it by first riding the bow up on top of the ice, and then crushing it to pieces underneath the ship's immense weight

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N7dNb TIL that 25 years ago a meteorite crashed into a car near a high school football game. The owner then sold the car and meteorite for 263x more than what she paid for the car
GALLg TIL that while the country of El Salvador "The Savior" is named after Jesus (the name brought by Spanish conquistadors) the original name according to the indigenous Nahua Pipil people was Kuskatan. The name means "The Place of Precious Jewels."
LbNv TIL NFL football offensive lineman John Urschel has been published in several complex mathematics journals.
4XXJR TIL seamen must keep a daily record of their work known as a Certificate of Continuous Discharge
QNyvp TIL that everyone with a prostate has a structure called Vagina Masculina (aka Prostatic utricle), homologous to the female vagina.