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TIL that cruise ships have morgues.

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KYm49 TIL in the 1952 Texas gubernatorial election, the Democratic candidate, Allan Shivers, was endorsed by the Republican party, who did not nominate their own candidate. Thus, Allan Shivers ran against himself, winning with 73% of the Democratic votes against 24% of his Republican votes.
Zrk4 TIL the rarest element on Earth is the halogen Astatine. It’s so rare that only 30 grams of it can be found at any point in time on Earth, and only 0.05 micrograms of it has been produced to date. Most of its properties are unknown and no one has ever seen it in its natural form.
VMawp TIL of the Winterberg tunnel; which , during WW1 was sealed shut by French artillery fire trapping the 270 German soldier inside. Over the next six days, as oxygen ran out, they either suffocated or took their own lives. Some asked comrades to kill them. The tunnel has just been discovered.
X07R8 TIL that Astrud Gilberto made just $120 for singing The Girl from Ipanema, which was the standard studio musician rate at the time. This was because Stan Getz personally intervened to ensure she got nothing.
d8Npd TIL On the magnitude scale, brightest objects have the smallest number and the faintest objects have the largest numbers. The full moon has a magnitude of - 12.6 while the brightness of the Sun is about -26.7