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TIL that there is a submerged eighth continent called Zealandia which is located in between New Caledonia and New Zealand and is about two-thirds the size of Australia

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PYp7g TIL during a drill in 1943, the USS William D. Porter accidentally fired a torpedo at the USS Iowa which was carrying US President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the time. The entire crew was rumored to have been arrested when they returned to shore.
Yl8x TIL Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut, was inspired to apply to NASA by the Star Trek character, Lieutenant Uhura. Jemison later went on to make a cameo appearance in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
D1Bpe TIL two guys used nothing more that high visibility vests to gain free entry into a movie, a zoo, and a Coldplay concert.
Aoew TIL that Spring Temple Buddha statue is the world’s highest statue and was build in 2002 and is of 153 meter including a 20 meter lotus throne.
jNQZM TIL that puppy's eyes and ears open about 2 weeks after birth. However they are born with a fully functional sense of smell. They use this to find their mother's teats and their littermates. They become distressed if separated from their siblings.