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TIL That the mummified remains of a German man, Manfred Fritz Bajorat, were found on his boat off the coast of the Philippines in February 2016. He had died of a heart attack and a combination of salt air, ocean winds and hot temperatures created the perfect climate needed to preserve his body.

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a88y9 TIL The presidential yacht of Yugoslavia, Galeb, was a former Italian and Nazi warship. The Nazis minelayer was sunk by the Allies in 1944 and Yugoslavia raised it, converting it to a yacht in 1952. Ship visitors include Queen Elizabeth II, Khrushchev, Nehru, Nasser, and Kurt Douglas.
GNA7 TIL that a Nuclear Sub was decommissioned after an employee set it on fire to get out of going to work..cost $700 million dollars.
Ood06 TIL That in 2006 H&R block announced that they had miscalculated their own state taxes, and owed $32 million from the IRS
EMXW TIL that Nike is a Greek goddess whose name literally means “Victory”. The Roman name for this goddess is Victoria.
xYN0 TIL that in the 1st episode of 30 Rock, after Jack discusses how he developed the Trivection oven, GE ran an ad during commercial break to make sure the audience knew it was a real product, not something writers made up as a joke for the show.