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TIL that there is a billionare in Australia who is building a replica of the Titanic with a Madien Voyage planned in 2016.

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XEwrX TIL Sgt. Maj. Daniel J. Daly, the 'fightenest Marine I ever knew', encouraged the Marine advance in 1918 by yelling to his men and , 'Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?' In his career he got the DSC, 2 MOH, a Navy Cross, and a Silver Star, plus other medals.
NXxmM TIL more people died taking selfies (379) than from shark attacks (90) between 2008-2021.
97jM TIL California almonds suck as much water annually as Los Angeles uses in three years
Djlv TIL that at the age of 10, Noam Chomsky wrote his first article for his school newspaper about the fall of Barcelona to Francisco Franco’s forces and the rise of fascism.
X04yD TIL that the actor who played Darth Vader, David Prowse, was banned from attending official Star Wars events because he leaked too many plot details.