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TIL a ship can be cut into two, and extended by welding in a new center section.

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QN4QE TIL that Sea Urchins are called Sea Urchins because Hedgehogs used to be called Urchins until about the 15th century. Sea Urchins are Ocean Hedgehogs.
aE4M TIL that roman emperor Caligula once declared war on god of sea - Neptune, and ordered his soldiers to attack the ocean
4kvW6 TIL about Chromostereopsis: the effect that particular color shades can have on your depth perception
74Pr TIL that under US law, companies can refuse to take cash when they charge you before providing the product, but after you get it there’s a debt, and they have to let you pay cash
vPDZ7 TIL A paper claiming aircraft were invented in India during the Vedic Age (1500 B.C. to 500 B.C.) was presented at the 102nd Indian Science Conference in 2015.