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TIL that in 2009 two nuclear submarines (French and British) collided into one another in the Atlantic… because they couldn’t detect one another.

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Z80JD TIL Ancient Sumeria elected 'Substitute Kings' during eclipses to protect the king from a prophecy of death. Once a real king, 'Erra-imitti' suddenly died while eating hot porridge and his substitute, 'Enlil-bani' formerly a random gardener, stayed king for 24 years.
XwB6 TIL Twitter makes bank with every company that wants to advertise on on the site. A company pays $0.50-$2 every time a Twitter user interacts with their promoted tweet. When a company promotes in the “Trending” section, they pay $200k per day.
xrKw TIL that the 1950 toy lab set “Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory” contained uranium ore, polonium, a Geiger counter and a cloud chamber.
xxmo TIL The poem “First they came” was actually written by a repentant Nazi supporter who wound up in a concentration camp himself. While his poem is usually taken as a warning about political apathy, it can also be taken as a warning against the dangers of divisive politics.
QKxM TIL that in 1997, Mötley Crüe released a soda called “Mötley Brüe”, which promised to turn urine blue.