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TIL that the Titanic wreck is currently being consumed by a superbug and will completely disappear within 20 years

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x6DOD TIL that during the American revolution, when George Washington and his army were in desperate need of money to pay troops, the people of Havana raised money and sent it to the Americans, helping them win the important battle of Yorktown.
69wl7 TIL that both the Beatles and the Beach Boys' first singles in England were released on the same day: October 5, 1962.
yQMPl TIL that a person with a felony CAN still vote, though the process for voting reinstatement varies widely from state to state
a8EOZ TIL Katharine Hepburn- the person with the current record Academy Awards for acting (4)- never accepted the Oscars because she didn't believe in the concept, saying her work was its own prize. She did attend the ceremony, once, though, for other reasons.
69097 TIL that Keanu Reeves has been secretly funding children's hospitals for years. He reportedly created a private foundation that aids children’s hospitals and cancer research without associating his name with it. "I don't like to attach my name to it, I just let the foundation do what it does."