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4X585 TIL The Royal Clipper is a cruise ship that is built on the lines of the Preussen – a five mast sail ship that was built in the year 1902. At present, the Royal Clipper is regarded to be the world’s largest sailing ship with five masts that are rigged fully.
QJy5M TIL Sea Otters have the densest hair in the world, with up to 140,000 hairs per square centimeter. Humans have about 300/cm² on their head.
N4dJ TIL - More people every year die by hippopotamus than by sharks, lions, and bears combined.
gmV4 TIL that over 90 people volunteered to die in Operation Crossroads, the Navy’s first atomic test in the Bikini Atoll, including geriatrics, the suicidal, and one death-row inmate. All were, of course, refused.
LkWv0 TIL in 1974 Stephen King sold the publishing rights to his first novel, “Carrie,” for $2500 plus royalties. One year later the paperback version was sold for $400,000 plus royalties.