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TIL that submarines were originally detected by sensing the way they distort the Earth’s magnetic field. Now submarines have copper wires (with 4,000 amps running through them) wrapping the hull to demagnetize the ship to avoid detection.

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OZ76 TIL if a Roman general saved an entire army or legion, he could be awarded a crown woven from grass on the battlefield. It was considered the highest military honor.
pRy8 TIL there exists a large online community of ‘scambaiters’: individuals who are devoted to tricking Nigerian 419 scammers into performing hilarious and often humiliating challenges.
x7OB TIL that a dolphin known as “Stinky” has been sexually terrorizing divers and snorkelers off the coast of Grand Cayman Islands.
NMJE TIL Muhammad Ali gave his first Olympic medal to a high school teacher who previously said “ you ain’t never gonna be nuthin’”
7QjP TIL that 75% of women refuse to date men that are unemployed