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TIL there are an estimated 3 million plus undiscovered shipwrecks in the worlds oceans.

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7rNmr TIL in November 1942, the Holy Cross Crusaders beat the Boston College Eagles. The Eagles had scheduled a presumptive victory party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, but cancelled it after the loss. Therefore, they were absent when the club caught fire, killing 492 people.
X0pB6 TIL about Dorilocos, a street food snack from Mexico that incorporates Dorito nacho cheese chips mixed with pork rinds, jicama, cucumbers, carrots, peanuts, lime juice, hot sauce, chili powder and even gummy bears. It is a variant of Tostilocos which is made with Tostitos.
6EpNW TIL Emma Watson is a certified yoga instructor.
KOJ0a TIL, On April 18, 1962. An unknown object was widely witnessed and tracked on radar as it zoomed across the United States, travelling from east to west and landing in Utah, before it exploding over Nevada. Government claimed it as a meteor while released United States Air Force classed it as unknown
VVJD TIL that swedish author Stieg Larsson never married his partner Eva Gabrielsson because under Swedish law, couples entering into marriage are required to make their addresses (at the time) publicly available; marrying would have been a security risk.