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TIL On the show Archer, the character Doctor Krieger is not a doctor at all. According to ISIS records, his legal first name is Doctor

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e0Vkn TIL: A submarine ran out of fuel about 100 miles from hawaii while searching for a lost tug. Sub R14 had empty reserve tanks, no radio communications and a week's worth of food. Crew rigged up blankets and mattress covers as sails. It sailed back to Hawaii over 5 days.
l7EQG TIL in 1915, the USS Eastland cruise ship was retrofitted with additional lifeboats due to new regulations following The Titanic disaster. The additional top-heavy weight caused it to sink before it left port, killing 844 passengers.
VMZVm TIL Eric Clapton had to identify Stevie Ray Vaughan's body at the morgue after his fatal helicopter crash.
yQp7V Today I Learned the best preserved dinosaur fossil is 110 million years old and still has its skin
WDP9 TIL that while recording Sex Pistols song Pretty Vacant in 1977, John Lydon emphasized “vacant”’s second syllable - so he could sneak the word ‘ct’ onto TV/radio. 35 years later the song was played in London’s 2012 Olympics opening ceremony – so Britain sneakily said 'ct’ to the entire world.