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TIL that retiring on a cruise ship is not only financially feasible, but that cruise company Cunard has had a guest live on board for 14 years

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yQXEw TIL: The phenomenon of a shower curtain bursting inwards the bathtub with a running shower has not yet been explained, despite several theories.
grMKb TIL On July 14, 1935 Penelope Powell and Graham Balcombe made what is considered to be the first cave dive. It was conducted at Wookey Hole in England. This historic site is still open to the small membership of divers belonging to the Cave Divers Group
46vR TIL - Portugal decriminalised drugs and replaced the penalty with therapy
x6Nr0 TIL that the Christian portrayal of the fruit that Eve ate as an apple may come down to a Latin pun. Eve ate a “mālum” (apple) and also took in “malum” (evil). There’s no Biblical evidence that the fruit was an apple.
1614X TIL in 2015 nearly 97% of all counterfeit bills circulating in China originated from templates hand-drawn by artist Peng Daxiang. He made huge profits selling these templates to counterfeiting gangs, charging anywhere from $8,000-$20,000 per plate. He also forged diplomas & official certificates.