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TIL in the last two decades, around 10 US aircraft carriers have been "sunk" by diesel electric submarines in war games.

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E1JLV Today i learned: Certain species of sabertooths like Homotherium might've been able to cover their fangs, this is not true for most other sabertooths however. Also, the whites in human eyes are used to better communicate amongst ourselves!
yQ9A8 TIL Brown rice is the same grain as white rice, it just keeps it's outer hull
Xx76 TIL Canada’s coastline is longer than the rest of the world’s coastline, combined.
XpED TIL: There is a lake in the country of Palau where jellyfish evolved without stingers after the lake’s connection to the sea closed, leaving them isolated from their natural predators. These ‘Golden’ jellyfish are totally harmless to humans and you can swim with them.
QJ59L TIL Liechtenstein, a country that has one of the highest gross domestic products per person in the world when adjusted for purchasing power parity, has no army because it was deemed too costly.