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TIL that the 334 survivors of the USS Arizona sinking can choose to be buried on board the ship--and several dozen have done so.

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5mLR TIL that the term “goody two shoes” comes from a children’s story about an orphan girl who was so poor she could only afford one shoe
xVjAw TIL that, in addition to Father Christmas, Icelanders are visited by the 13 Yule Lads (including Sausage-Swiper, Spoon-Licker, & Door-Sniffer), as well as their giant pet cat Jólakötturinn, who eats children who don't receive new clothes for Christmas.
xrA7 TIL that seven people in the United States still live in an iron lung.
YpPVx TIL that cashews grow out of the bottom of a fruit called a cashew apple. Even though the apple is edible, it's usually just the cashew itself that is eaten, while the apple is thrown out or eaten locally.
4XL0o TIL in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Cuba offered to send the US world-class medical support but America rejected their help due to relations with the regime. Said one frustrated Cuban doctor: “This is not political. This is a humanitarian emergency. People are dying and they need our help.”