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TIL that the oldest ship in the world still afloat is the USS Constitution. Built in the 1790s to serve as one of the first ships of the brand-new US Navy, she served for approximately 80 years before being removed from service and converted into a floating museum.

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meaP TIL “bread and butter pickles” are named this because its creators, Cora and Omar Fanning, were short of cash and worked out an agreement with a local grocer, who gave them groceries – including bread and butter – in exchange for the pickles.
DQyg TIL that during WW2, American and Australian troops developed a hybrid version of their respective types of football. To make the game fair to both sides, players were awarded a mark after either a caught kick or a thrown pass. The game was known as Austus.
WGoL TIL According to the Torah, Jews are supposed to kill any Amalekite they meet. There are no people from Amalek today.
awrZb TIL The Great Pyramid of Cholula, located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, is the largest pyramid in the world with a base four times the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
XEXgr TIL studies have found nearly 50% of all couples get back together after breaking up. Also, couples who got back together assumed their partner had changed for the better or that they would be better at communicating.