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TIL That the US Navy Decommissioned Its Last Combat Capable Diesel-Electric Submarine (USS Blueback) In 1990.

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e098k TIL: "The Silent Majority" originally meant dead people, as in there's more dead people than living. It was first used in politics in 1919, but didnt become mainstream until used in a book read by Nixon that used "the silent majority" to contrast "the vocal minority."
KdRa TIL Ben & Jerry’s has a literal graveyard where all of its discontinued flavors are buried
QaRM TIL Gen. George Patton took the German city of Trier despite being ordered to bypass it because it was estimated that 4 divisions would be required to take it, He responded “ Have taken Trier with 2 divisions,Do you want me to give it back? ”
J18Ej TIL that the 3rd US President had his own highly edited version of the Bible (the Jefferson Bible)
JVPV TIL a theme park in Lithuania recreates life as a USSR citizen. Visitors have their belongings confiscated, wear gas masks, experience interrogation, and must learn the Soviet anthem. Their reward is a shot of vodka.