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TIL that German U boats sunk almost 400 American ships off the coast of North Carolina during WW2, causing over 5000 deaths

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rR640 TIL that a 1631 edition of the Bible published by the royal printers of London caused an uproar when it was found that the Ten Commandments included “thou shalt commit adultery.” Most copies of this Wicked Bible were found and ordered destroyed; the few that survived are highly sought by collectors.
p8AOe TIL Vincent Price's grandfather invented the first commercial baking powder, "Dr. Price's Baking Powder".
GAReE TIL Barbara Eden of I Dream Of Jeannie fame is a descendant of Benjamin Franklin.
1RD8 TIL that Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union, appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial after his resignation.
R7bjQ TIL some penguins have been recorded engaging in prostitution by trading sex with single males for nest-stones.