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TIL Scuba divers use Magna Doodles to pass notes underwater

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LQE4P TIL that, to prey on sharks more easily, orcas (killer whales) use their powerful jaws and speed to flip sharks upside down, which induces tonic immobility in the shark (a state of paralysis).
nWW8G TIL the CIA sent its manual titled "Psychological Operations in Guerrilla War" to Nicaraguan rebels by balloon in March of 1984 during the Nicaraguan Revolution.
XENar TIL of Project Azorian, a secret CIA project in the 1970s fronted by eccentric businessman Howard Hughes. The CIA spent the equivalent of $4 billion to make a ship that could recover a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine. It nearly succeeded, but 2/3rds of the vessel broke away during retrieval.
KOgWJ TIL that Frankie Muniz has suffered two strokes, has suffered significant memory loss, including losing memories from his childhood acting days.
wrYJ TIL there’s a food truck in New York that sells a $666 burger called the Douche Burger. They wanted to make “a burger and pile all the rich people stuff on it and it would be the douchiest thing in the world.”