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TIL that a US Navy commissioned ship is currently captured by North Korea. The USS Pueblo is still listed in the active roster.

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805L TIL two esteemed scientists suspected time traveling culprits to be sabotaging mankind’s discovery of the Higgs boson.
MeO48 TIL of a fungus that has adapted to convert gamma radiation from Chernobyl into chemical energy
JQkj TIL Camp 1391 is a secret prison 1 hour from Tel Aviv, dubbed “the Israeli Guantanamo”. It was discovered by accident in 2003 by an israeli historian while researching old british police buildings
LkwOr TIL about the self-mummification practice of "sokushinjōbutsu" meaning "attaining Buddhahood in the flesh". The monks performed extreme "tree-eating", cold-water ablutions, exposure to freezing temperatures, etc. to become a Buddha in the flesh. This would result in mummification after 10 years.
e0KmJ TIL that David Bowie declined knighthood and other awards from the Queen because and he explained: 'It’s not what I spent my life working for.”"