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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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jNopE TIL that the boots worn by the actors portraying American soldiers in Saving Private Ryan were made by the same company that supplied boots for American soldiers during the Second World War.
JYBd1 Today I learned that moon rocks are a “National Treasure” and cannot be sold in the United States of America.
e0Wyb TIL that thoughts directly related to being in the shower are not allowed at ʀ/Showerthoughts (rule n° 4)
O6EX TIL Although Black youth are arrested for drug crimes at a rate 10 times higher than whites, Research shows that young African Americans are actually less likely to use drugs and less likely to develop substance use disorders, compared to whites, Native Americans, Hispanics and people of mixed race.
MPkK TIL that the phrase “to turn a blind eye” comes from British Vice Admiral Nelson, who was blind in one eye; in one battle, when he was signaled to stop attacking a fleet of Danish ships, he held up a telescope to his blind eye, saying “I really do not see the signal,” and attacked anyway