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TIL the USS Kidd is the only US Navy ship permitted to fly the Jolly Roger

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WkdVL TIL the US President can order the military to seize possession of an unclaimed island anywhere in the world if it is found to be covered in bird poo
KYZwR TIL that Gordon Ramsey never went to culinary school. He received his diploma in hotel management. He gained his experience from working in his family restaurants and the mentorship of renowned chefs in France.
X0ZVr TIL about "Giant Mine" in NWT, Canada a mine that contains enough arsenic to kill every person on earth several times over. The arsenic has no half life so it will be just as deadly in 1,000,000 years. The government of Canada is currently trying to stop it from leaking into the environment.
XbdP TIL that the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was financed by the Quaker Oats company because they wanted to launch a Wonka candy line.
P1Jme TIL that in 1946, New Zealand accidentally held its election late by 2 months because someone “forgot to mark the calendar, [and] forgot the last election was held earlier than usual”