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TIL that the USS Acadia was the first US Navy ship to house a wartime mixed sex crew and was unofficially nicknamed ‘The Love Boat’ after 10% of all women on board became pregnant during deployment

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OyW1 TIL in the decades before World War II, basketball was dominated by Jewish players.
rPBM TIL of Chuck Feeney, an Irish-American buisinessman once worth about 8 billion dollars, who has given away so much of his money that he now lives with the remaining 2 million dollar nest egg
D1Z6D TIL that "Reverend" is an adjective (meaning revered or respected), not a noun. A clergyperson is properly referred to as "The Reverend (name)", not simply "Reverend (name)"
0dbp1 TIL: Sōhei warrior monks were influential for centuries in Japan with warring clans often enlisting these monks for warfare due to their fighting ability due to their isolation and fanaticism. However, disputes between monk temples were common which led to numerous fatal inter temple battles.
6Ea7J TIL That Levi's Jeans has significant influence in the UK Music Industry, as 7 songs have topped the UK Singles Chart shortly after appearing in Levi's Commercials