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TIL US Navy's submarine periscope controls used to cost $38,000, but were replaced by $20 xbox controllers.

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xX6o TIL wild monkeys can be seen on the Silver River in Florida.
04L TIL that Laurence Fishburne cut all ties with his daughter after she started doing hardcore porn.
yVGjv TIL that sparkling water was invented by Joseph Priestly, who also discovered oxygen; he speculated that CO₂ might treat gastrointestinal infection (taken rectally) and even cancer
nebyo TIL Benjamin Franklin was a popular author at 16 under the name Silence Dogood. The articles are written in the persona of a middle-aged woman and Franklin received several marriage proposals in the process. Franklin would slide these articles under the door of his brother's newspaper print shop.
7b8x TIL Finland was the first country in the world to offer a master’s degree in futures studies, and its government is required by law to produce an official review of the future every four years.