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TIL that cruise ships have morgues.

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Z8kRD TIL that actress and pinup girl Rita Hayworth's face was painted on several atomic bombs tested in the late 1940s without her authorization; when she foud out she flew into a rage and held a press conference announcing she didn't condone this
GrQQ TIL on his second day in office Jimmy Carter issued unconditional pardons to hundreds of thousands of Vietnam War draft dodgers
9wYRM TIL that a Polar Bear’s liver contains enough Vitamin A to kill as many as 52 adults. If you spread it out and took just enough to get your RDA every day, that liver will last you 143 years.
nWo TIL that “Curiosity got its name from student Clara Ma, who as a sixth grader, entered an essay contest to name the next Mars rover. Her essay was chosen from 9,000 entries and as part of her winnings, Ma signed her name on the rover before it was packed for its journey to Mars.”
m0xo TIL staunch Republican actor John Wayne sent an angry letter to Ronald Reagan in 1972 accusing him of spreading falsehoods about the Carter treaty with Panama to return the Canal. “I’ll show you point by goddamn point in the treaty where you are misinforming people.”