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TIL while laying underwater cable in the Chicago river a diver discovered a 40ft submarine. Inside he found the remains of a human and a dog. Their identity is still a mystery more than a century later.

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5VWXk TIL that there is actually an 8th continent. & It was discovered in 2017.
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