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OGQDg TIL During WWII the US Navy would convert two coal powered paddle-wheel steamships into the USS Wolverine and USS Sable, the only freshwater carriers ever created. Used for training on Lake Michigan, over 17,000 Navy pilots were certified on these vessels over the course of the war.
BxMD TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger won his first bodybuilding competition at age 17, after sneaking off his army base for the night. Upon returning with the trophy, he was caught and jailed for a year.
JPkV TIL it is legal in California to drive a motorcycle between two cars in their lane (lane splitting) and only 53% of state residents know that it is legal.
6EPx7 TIL: Only two U.S. states have never recorded a temperature above 100 F. One of them is obvious: Alaska. The other one, however, may come as a surprise. It is Hawaii.
VMjp0 TIL Mr. Goodbar was created in response to the Great Depression. It was marketed as a "meal replacement bar" for lunch and allowed the Hershey company to be one of the only major companies to not lay off a single employee.