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TIL that the worst ship accident in all of history happened 255 BC when a roman fleet of 464 warships got into a storm befor Sicily. 100.000 men were lost.

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KbDw TIL that NASA’s Curiosity Rover is not a small vehicle but actually the size of a car!
mkoP TIL the Killer Whale is a natural predator of the Moose
VBLnZ TIL that Laura Dern and Diane Ladd, daughter and mother in real life, were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for the film Rambling Rose, making them the first mother-daughter duo to be nominated for Academy Awards for the same film or in the same year.
M7EBb TIL There was a Portuguese woman in early 18th century who disguised herself as a man and joined the army, fought in India and became captain of a fortress. She was found out when she asked the king for permission to marry a colleague.
W1p4 TIL the most common shape of cut on a diamond is called the “brilliant” cut. It has a hidden secret most people don’t know about. If you shine light through it at the right angle it crates shapes of hearts and arrows inside. Not surprisingly this is nicknamed the “cupid effect.”