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

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8e7wK TIL: That a man named Horace Fletcher became known as the "Great Masticator." He advocated for a diet in which people should chew their food thoroughly. He believed that this practice would lead to better digestion and overall health.
j7GE TIL of a potential plan to connect London-to-Moscow-to-New York
8678 TIL that Tommy Chong encouraged Jordan Belfort to write The Wolf of Wall Street while they were prison cellmates.
V6G0 TIL that 3 men forced their way into a 67-year-old man’s home with the intention of raping his granddaughter and stealing the money in his safe. He agreed to open the safe and take out the cash, but instead of taking out the money, he took out a gun and shot all of them.
0wBZM TIL of the Samaritan Revolts. Centuries after the Jewish Revolts, the Samaritans in fact became the majority demographic in the Holy Land and revolted against the Byzantines, resulting in nearly total annihilation and their modern obscurity.