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TIL about the worst shark attack in recorded history. The U.S.S. Indianapolis sank leaving 900 floating in the water with only 317 surviving. The estimated killed directly by sharks ranges between 36-150 sailors.

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Je9B TIL that Justin Roiland who co-created and voices the parts of Rick and Morty, also voices the part of Lemongrab in Adventure Time.
n1kB TIL there’s a second Monalisa in Museo del Prado, Madrid, that was probably painted by one of Da Vinci’s pupils. When viewed combined with the original Mona Lisa, it can create a 3-D effect, making it the first stereoscopic image in world history.
jaWa TIL Aluminium was once so expensive and cherished that Napoleon III held a banquet where the most honored guests were given aluminium utensils, while the others made do with gold.
16pY8 TIL you can harvest pearls without killing the oyster! They are taken out of the water and opened very slightly so that the muscle keeping them closed is not injured. Special tools are used to gently remove the pearl and then the oyster goes back into the water!
16kjP TIL that some helicopters have various parts that are intentionally designed asymmetrically, to compensate for the tail rotor pushing the helicopter sideways when it’s hovering. They also have asymmetrical landing gear for the rotor to remain level when landed