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til: Cruise ships have their own Brig and Morgue as well as a few other surprising amenities.

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Wkrj4 TIL that Hawaii is bigger than seven other states in the US (including Massachusetts), is comparable in size to Maryland, and is roughly 1/3rd the size of South Carolina.
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woADY TIL about "Armsünderfett" (German: fat or grease from "poor sinners" put to death). Many executioners recovered the fat from the bodies of their executant, to be used in ointments for various diseases.
l76XG TIL M. Night Shyamalan was raised Hindu, but attended a private Roman Catholic grammar school. A teacher once became upset because he "got the best grade in religion class [even though he] wasn't Catholic".
d8d4Q TIL that when a male fruit fly is sexually rejected by a female fruit fly, it will seek out more alcohol than those that have successfully mated.