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TIL there’s an abandoned cruise ship floating adrift in the north Atlantic.

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QJoJ9 TIL according to models, Titanic should have tipped over about an hour into the sinking, killing practically everyone. Miraculously a rare coal fire during the voyage required coal to be shifted to the opposite side of the ship, creating a list that offset the incoming water during the sinking
5j9P TIL 37% of Americans plan to work until they get too sick or die
nWdOY TIL the youngest pope in history, Pope Benedict IX, was about 14 when first elected. He is the only person to have been Pope more than once, and the only person ever accused of selling the papacy.
OoJ1e TIL of Schienenzeppelin, an experimental railcar built in 1930 that moved via double bladed propeller and reached 143 mph. Only one example was built and never put in service due to safety concerns
woZvW TIL that the modern three-point safety belt was perfected by Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin in 1959 – and its patent given for free to the world. The invention has been credited with saving at least a million lives worldwide.