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TIL There is a video of GH Bush being rescued by a submarine

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4X0Nb TIL According to apocryphal acta, Pope Clement was martyred by being tied to an anchor and thrown from a boat into the Black Sea. However, the oldest sources on Clement's life, Eusebius and Jerome, note nothing of his martyrdom.
VBQDm TIL on 9/11, the famous ice skating rink at Chelsea Piers in NYC was turned into a makeshift morgue
E1w00 TIL that until the early 20th century boys were routinely dressed like girls until they were 6 or 7 when they were "breeched", that is dressed in pants rather than dresses.
d0J8 TIL that golfers in Japan purchase insurance at $65/year for coverage of up to $3,000 in the event that they sink a hole-in-one, in which case tradition dictates that they must buy gifts and drinks for all their friends.
vP8ar TIL Ancient Greeks Voted to Kick Politicians Out of Athens if Enough People Didn’t Like Them