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TIL The USS William D. Porter was the only vessel in US Navy history to have its entire crew placed under arrest after accidentally firing a live torpedo at a vessel carrying the President of the United States and the Secretary of State

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GPDj TIL that 75% of the US’s oil comes from North and South America, not the Middle East.
0nJL TIL that lemonade, as known in North America, is rare in the rest of the world. Ask for a lemonade in Australia, and you’re likely to get something akin to Sprite.
epB5D TIL about a study that measured a sample of teaspoons and tablespoons. Because the sample varied so much in capacity, the study concluded that teaspoons and tablespoons seem to be unreliable for administering medication doses.
bwmZ TIL that there is actually a word that rhymes with Orange, a sporange is part of a fern or plant.