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TIL that the acronym RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship. Originally, it was "Royal Mail Steamer," signifying that the Titanic was hired to transport mail. The Postal Museum's collection of plans below illustrates the location of the Post Office and Mail Room, which were located on decks.

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nW8xG TIL that the gender of a sea turtle is based off the temperature of the eggs incubation. 27.7 degrees Celsius and below will be male, and 31 degrees Celsius and above will be female. In between both temperatures can create either male or female.
g0py TIL there is a Wolfenstein 3D clone where you play as Noah and put animals to sleep on the Ark. It is the only commercially released SNES game that was not licensed, and used a hack to bypass Nintendo’s DRM.
d8W0r TIL that Playboy is a major manufacturer of school girl uniforms in Japan and is used by ordinary school students. Most of them are unaware of the true nature of the brand.
nWDr TIL that “2 Girls One Cup” is actually only the trailer to a full-length porno titled “Hungry Bitches.”
EgJjW TIL a pizza delivery driver in 2022, Nick Bostic, received the Carnegie Medal. The award is given throughout the U.S. and Canada to those who enter extreme danger while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. The medal is North America's highest honor for civilian heroism.