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TIL that the Nemi ships, built in the 1st century AD during the reign of Roman emperor Caligula, were destroyed by fire during WW2.

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QJDoM TIL about Traci Lords, ex pornographic actress. Using a fake ID she became the most popular pornstar of the 80's at age 16. Just 2 days after her 18 birthday she retired from the adult industry. When this information was revealed all her films were banned, except the last one "Traci, I love you".
e0XkE TIL after listening to Standing Bear (Ponca) lecture in 1879, Helen Hunt Jackson researched the mistreatment of Indians at the Astor Library. She was inspired to write A Century of Dishonor and sent a copy to each member of Congress on her own dime. It was dismissed as sentimental.
ADrbx TIL In males, 80% to 95% of REM sleep is normally accompanied by partial to full penile erection.
LkjGp TIL - Six Flags used to stage mock Union-spy executions in their Confederate-themed area
OoPJ1 TIL a total of nine nuclear submarines have been sunk around the world and most remain on the ocean floor with their nuclear weapons and reactors intact.