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TIL the US Navy replaced expensive and clunky periscope controls on submarines with Xbox 360 controllers, which reduced training time from hours to minutes.

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kOL0d TIL that they make turkey SPAM. And no, it’s not actually called SPURKEY.
p81aA TIL people are making Money Right under Our Noses on YouTube (Just found out about this)
7rekp TIL the first weight-loss surgery was to the king of Leon, Spain during the 10th century. His morbid obesity made him lose the throne so his grandmother escorted him to Cordoba where a doctor sewed his lips shut, his food only coming from a straw. He lost half his weight and reclaimed the throne.
KYJMB TIL despite being portrayed as young and healthy, John F. Kennedy was hospitalized dozens of times and on three occasions given his last rites.
woPGY TIL in 2007, Malaysia sent its first astronaut to the ISS. The government and Islamic scholars also wrote that in order to pray, Muslims in space should face Mecca if possible; but if not, they could face the Earth generally, or just face “wherever.”