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TIL Acadia (AD-42) was a Yellowstone class destroyer in the the United States Navy. She was the first ship to have a wartime mixed-sex crew and was nicknamed "The Love Boat" in the Persian Gulf War after 10% of its crew became pregnant during deployment.

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wJBW TIL that the North American grey squirrel is an invasive species in Europe. After the Italian government formed a well planned eradication strategy (where the outbreak started), PETA stepped in and collapsed the program near its finish. Now the grey squirrel has spread to the rest of the continent.
R5kej TIL: By some estimates, Al Capone had been directly or indirectly responsible for over 200 murders, the most notorious of which was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in February 1929. But ultimately, law enforcement charged him with 22 counts of tax evasion, and convicted him on 5 counts.
m1wAy TIL Musician Col. Bruce Hampton died while performing at his 70th birthday tribute concert with Rolling Stones, Allman Bros, Phish and many others all on hand!
yM1e TIL that a succulent native to Morocco produces Resiniferatoxin, a compound so spicy that it is approximately 1,000 times stronger than pure capsacin on the Scoville scale. It can cause severe chemical burns and is being researched towards a possible new class of analgesics
D1D9j TIL the woman who married Michael Knight on the TV show Knight Rider married David Hasselhoff in real life. After they divorced, she married a man named Michael Knight.