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TIL William Bligh was not only overthrown as Governor of New South Wales in Australia’s only military coup but was previously overthrown as Captain in the famous mutiny on the HMS Bounty.

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E17YV TIL that undersea cables are the backbone of internet transmission. Although satellites are used when cables aren't practical, underwater cables will be what we rely on for the next few decades
kJ99g TIL about the “Bonus Army,” WWI veterans who in 1932 marched to D.C. demanding their promised wartime bonuses. Under Hoover’s orders, U.S. troops led by Gen. MacArthur used tear gas, bayonets, and tanks to crush them, killing 2 and injuring many.
b6JaE TIL that the word "shampoo" comes from the Indian word "champu" (hair cleansing and body massage during the daily bath) and was introduced to Britain around 1814 by an Indian businessman named Sake Dean Mahomed and his Irish wife.
0lVv TIL that 91 of the 220 cast and crew of the movie The Conqueror, including John Wayne and Susan Hayward, died of cancer suspected to be caused by radioactivity in St. George, Utah, downwind of 1950s atomic bomb tests at the Nevada Test Site. The director shipped 60 tons of dirt back to Hollywood,too
R5ljQ TIL There is still a WWII Landing Ship in service in the US as a car ferry. LST-510 Buncombe County was commissioned in 1944, landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day, and currently serves passengers between Connecticut and Long Island. It is perhaps the last D-Day ship still operating.