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TIL of the RP FLIP, an open ocean research vessel owned by the US Office of Naval Research. It is a one of a kind vessel capable of flipping orientation from horizontal to vertical by filling/emptying an incredibly long water reservoir.

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wowB8 TIL John von Neumann regularly recalled complete novels and pages of the phone directory. He could divide two 8-digit numbers in his head and converse in Ancient Greek at age 6, and was proficient in calculus at age 8. When he enrolled in university at 16, he had already written a research paper.
R5Bk7 TIL that, at one point in time, the Habsburg monarchy (predecessor of Austria-Hungary) occupied the territory of today's Belgium.
dr9Q TIL A gene that causes an adult fruit fly to die within 2 days was named in honor of Kenny from South Park
dN69 TIL that there is a digitally remastered “despecialized” edition of the original Star Wars trilogy devoid of all updates (CGI, added scenes, etc.) brought forth in releases since the theatrical release. It is heralded as the best release of the films.
p85MZ TIL the Implicit Assumption Test (IAT) can help you identify your ingrained biases you didn't know existed.