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TIL only one Navy ship in active duty have sank an enemy ship: USS Constitution. (also the oldest active Navy ship)

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OovEa TIL In Titanic, director James Cameron was the one who drew the charcoal drawing of Rose. Since he's left-handed and DiCaprio is a righty, the close-up drawing footage was flipped in post to make the artist right-handed.
4XG0g TIL wild blueberries bushes grow naturally in rocky terrain via a dense network of underground rhizomes that helps with nutrient extraction. A controlled field burn in the off-season, traditionally practiced by Native Americans on the Maine coast, enriches the soil and provides pest/weed control.
WkoB9 TIL that Robert Smalls who born into slavery stole a confederate military ship, disguised himself as a captain, used a secret code book and hand signals to pass Confederate guard ships, rescued slaves and families, worked as military advisor to the union until war ends and ran for Congress and won.
ep9n5 TIL the “black” music producer Johnny Otis was born a Greek man named Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes. As an adult, he decided to lead his life professional and personal life as a light skinned black man. He discovered numerous artists early in their careers including Etta James & Big Mama Thornton.
pr9e TIL when Halle Berry accepted her Razzie award for Catwoman in person, she thanked Warner Bros. “Thank you for putting me in a piece of shit, god-awful movie… It was just what my career needed.”