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TIL there is an abandoned World War II ghost ship that sits on the Ohio River a mere 25 miles away from Cincinnati and no one is quite sure how it got there.

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7O7p TIL in 1987, Mr. T angered the residents of Lake Forest, by cutting down more than a hundred oak trees on his estate. The incident was called The Lake Forest Chain Saw Massacre
OoOOX TIL that in 1985, Dian Fossey, a renowned primatologist who fought to protect gorillas and led anti-poaching patrols, was found hacked to death with a machete.
R7JYj TIL the Church of the SubGenius is a parody religion that satirises better known belief systems. Church members seek to acquire “Slack” through sex and avoidance of work.
oBJN8 TIL France has banned children under the age of 15 to use their smartphones in school. This ban also includes smartwatches and tablets.
VBdrp TIL about the 1956 “Battle of Palmdale” an effort by the US Air Force to destroy an out of control target drone. Two jets fired 208 rockets at the propeller driven drone. Every one missed the target, started fires that burned 1000 acres, damaged homes and destroyed a pickup truck.