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TIL the U.S.A. installed nuclear powered undersea data cable taps to spy on the Soviet Union

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M70lW TIL the submarine, the USS Tullibee, sunk itself after a torpedo it fired ran a circular course back around. The only survivor, Clifford Kuykendall, was thrown from the bridge into the water, when he awoke the Tullibee was gone and he reported hearing voices in the water for 10 minutes, then silence
neMWo TIL To pull yourself up by your bootstraps is actually physically impossible. In fact, the original meaning of the phrase was more along the lines of “to try to do something completely absurd.”
RB0Q TIL of the Order of the White Feather. During WW1 women would shame non-uniformed men, giving them a white feather for cowardice. One recipient was George Samson who was on his way in civilian clothes to be awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in the Gallipoli campaign.
Vnpk TIL that although Futurama has been cancelled, The Simpsons are having a crossover episode next year which will feature the Planet Express crew.
LER9 TIL in 1995 a Walmart store banned a shirt that said “Someday a Woman Will Be President” because it ran afoul of “the company’s family values.”