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TIL about HSC Francisco, the fastest passenger ship in operation, serving the Buenos Aires - Montevideo route at 67 mph / 107 kph

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O7r7 TIL Sean Schemmel, the English voice actor for Goku in the Dragon Ball series once screamed so hard during a recording for a Super Saiyan 4 transformation that he passed out.
BwXy TIL the U.S. State Department recognizes competitive gaming as a professional sport, meaning people can come to the US on work visas to play video games.
XpO8 TIL: Israel’s history of selling USA’s secrets to China goes back to the 1980’s. China acquired advanced military tech & weapons from Israel then re-exported to Pakistan, Iran, etc. Also, Israeli military companies opened offices in China for sales. CIA said profit was “several billion dollars.”
95AG TIL A tooth that is knocked out if you can shove it back in within 5 minute it may be saved.
gna4 TIL seeing a single extra upvote very early in a comment’s life could change a user’s mind about how they feel about a comment, regardless of what the comment actually said.