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TIL a US destroyer fired a torpedo at the battleship carrying the POTUS and the Secretary Of State during WWII

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X0pkj TIL Teddy Roosevelt's great grandson Simon died in motorcycle accident aged 19. 17 years later, Simon's brother Caleb died in a car accident at the same age of 19. Four years after that, their brother William died at 21 after getting hit by a pickup truck.
nePPb TIL that the Titanic was a part of 3 large ships called Olympic Class by a company called White Star, looking forward to compete with what at the moment we’re the largest vessels in the world. 2 out of the 3 sunk in less than 1 year (with the Titanic as everyone knows, sinking in the first travel)
e0rvg TIL that Bolton Strid, an innocuous stream in England, had killed every person who's ever fallen in - because it's actually a giant underground sideways river.
6EOmX TIL that actress Amanda Seyfried turned down the role of Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy because she thought ‘who wants to see a movie with a tree and a talking raccoon?’
epyQ4 TIL: New Coke, the much-derided 1985 reformulation of the Coca-Cola recipe, was still being sold in the 21st Century. The product, now a cautionary tale for companies who attempt to change a beloved brand, lasted in the marketplace for 17 years and was only discontinued in 2002.