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TIL the Killer Whale is a natural predator of the Moose

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0deYA TIL about the SS Wien / SS Po the only ship to have served in both World Wars and sunk in both wars. The SS Wien was originally in Austrian service but in 1918 was sunk by Italian frogmen. It was then raised in 1921 and purchased by Italy serving until 1941 when it was sunk by British Aircraft.
KYYjE TIL that the capsaicin in chili’s comes from the white flesh not the seeds.
nWJ1d TIL Gloria Stuart, who played old Rose in Titanic, reached the age of 100, and died in 2010, remains the oldest nominee in Oscar's Best Supporting Actress category at the age of 86 (as of 2022).
AD4Gw TIL in 1970, two young merchant seamen led the only mutiny on a US ship in the last century. The SS Columbia Eagle was delivering napalm bombs to Vietnam
N71bE TIL that until 1913, children in the United States could legally be sent by mail