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TIL The last ship sunk by an Iceberg with loss of life was the MS Hans Hedtoft in 1959 during the return leg of her maiden voyage. She sank in 4 hours with the loss of all 95 people aboard.

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6E1Nm TIL that a 13-year-old opened a hot dog stand in front of his home in Minnesota, causing a complaint to the health department. Instead of shutting him down, the inspectors helped him bring his stand up to code and paid the $87 fee for his permit out of their own pockets.
b66JN TIL that the acronym Gestapo was created by a postal clerk who needed the name of the Geheime Staatspolizei to fit on a standard-sized postal stamp.
VMJnB TIL that the M&M’s candies are named as such to represent ‘Mars’ and ‘Murrie’, the last names of the candy’s founders.
BgRvx TIL that ants can dream....
QNE0a TIL that some moths have a "stealth coating" that acts as an acoustic form of camouflage against bat predators. This scaly coating dampens the sound of their wings and helps them hide from an echolocating bat’s “view” of the night sky