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TIL of the ASRV Remora, the Royal Australian Navy's submarine rescue vehicle. "Remora" stands for "Really Excellent Method Of Rescuing Aussies"

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aG40 TIL Jimmy Carter is the only American president to have visited Hiroshima’s ground zero
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