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TIL modern nuclear submarines are so well cloaked that in 2009, two French and British nuclear ballistic missle subs collided in the atlantic ocean by pure chance. Moving very slowly, they were't able to detect each other just feet apart.

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R7eb4 Today I learned about WRLDVW which is a new marketplace where you can buy and sell a limited supply of virtual goods associated with your name or location. For each name and location there are three virtual goods available for sale globally.
ZpkA4 TIL William McGonagle was the only Medal of Honor recipient to receive the award in secret: It was not awarded to him by the President, it was just handed to him in a Naval yard - not at the White House and his citation was stripped of context about the hostile forces (which is highly unusual).
e0RKJ TIL a Narwhal may have been adopted by a gang of all male Beluga whales. Scientists observed the narwhal with the whales for the last 3 years and the group have been observed playing games together.
9aj6 TIL that in 2009, Disney-owned Lucasfilm successfully sued Verizon Wireless over their line of Android phones named “DROID” as “droid” is a registered trademark of LucasFilm. Since the Steve Jobs Trust is one of Disney’s largest shareholders, Jobs’ estate makes money when a DROID is sold.
V4ZZ TIL The only known armed Nazi military operation on North American soil, in October of 1943, was installation of Weather Station Kurt by a German u-boat team. It was accidentally discovered in 1977.