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TIL that the USS Arizona and USS Utah, two ships which were both destroyed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, still continue to leak oil over 80 years later

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9ddp TIL that Oliver Twist (1948) was banned in Israel for antisemitism and ironically in Egypt for being too sympathetic with Jews.
kOxMm TIL There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written
1KW TIL: The Giant Hogweed is a phototoxic, noxious weed that can cause 2nd degree burns, blisters, scarring and sometimes blindness.
b6EZ TIL Russian women pilots during WW2 would turn off their engines, and glide bomb German targets to avoid being heard on approach.
v1B7B TIL that in 1974 the creators of the TV sitcom Happy Days were leery about presenting motorcycle greaser Fonzi with boots and a leather jacket - it was too "edgy" for them. So The Fonz started season 1 with penny loafers and a windbreaker.