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TIL There is a cruise ship named “The World” – Its residents permanently live there as it travels the globe.

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BrEDD TIL That during the Norwegian Butter Crisis of 2011, two Swedes were arrested for illegally smuggling more than 250kg of butter into the country. The police destroyed the confiscated illegal butter.
69pJZ TIL the Kung Fu honor code, rooted in Wude (“martial morality”), teaches respect, humility, perseverance, and integrity. True mastery is not just about skill, but living with discipline, compassion, and righteousness in and out of training.
9YAlX TIL a Malaysian billionaire, Robert Kuok, spent 4.8 billion dollars on a 100 foot yacht in 2011 because it was built with 220,460 pounds of precious metals. The world’s most advanced nuclear attack submarine costs 1.5 billion less
BPmb TIL that during the Civil War, the Union ignited 8,000 lbs of gunpowder, destroying a mine under the Confederate encampment, then proceeded to charge into the crater from the explosion, got stuck in said crater, and were brutally massacred due to Confederate high ground.
xVmww TIL that graphene, while only being an atom thick, is 200 times stronger than steel.