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TIL: In Russian Orthodoxy, the patron saint of Russia’s nuclear weapons is St. Seraphim.

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16lAD TIL about Sea Change, the world's first hydrogen fuel cell commercial ferry. It was launched in August of 2021, initially for the Bay area of San Francisco, CA, US. It is 75 feet long and holds 70 passengers. After burning fuel, the only emission is water.
w78W TIL: There’s a nursing home in Seattle that brings in kids to play with the elderly. It improves the daily lives of the residents and makes the kids less likely to be ageist later in life
Z8AMD TIL that the 1911 obituary of American millionaire Frank Work contained his rant against the arranged marriages of American heiresses to British noblemen for dowry. He thought it should be a 'hanging offence' - the waste of American money paying off private debts in exchange for aristocratic titles.
8o0K TIL in 2008, high school football coach Kris Hogan got many of the fans of his team to cheer for and support the other team because the other team was from a maximum-security juvenile correctional facility and did not have fans of their own
oyp7 TIL Hydrocodone (Vicodin) is no longer available for medical use in most of the world, dating as far back as the 60`s, due to its habit forming side effects. Except in the US where it is available, and classified in a low narcotic category.