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TIL about the H. L. Hunley, a submarine built in 1863 that belonged to the Confederate States of America.

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mxmbx TIL that Tom Cruise's career saved Ray-Bans from extinction. Business was tanking in the 70s, so Ray-Ban signed a product placement deal for 60 films. Risky Business, Top Gun, and Rain Man all had Cruise wearing Wayfarers and Aviators, and sales went through the roof.
oR4Qr TIL When Kangaroos are born they are the size of a jelly bean and almost look like worms then they crawl up the mom's belly into the pouch for the rest of their development into what we think of as baby kangaroos
loLb5 TIL that the Indonesian flag is the nearly the same as the Dutch flag, but with the bottom third and blue strip removed. After 138 years of Dutch rule, youths removed a Dutch flag tore off the blue strip and re-hoisted it as an Indonesian flag in 1945 (War of Independence 1945-1949)
XRBr TIL When Tom Cruise reached the level of Operating Thetan 3 in Scientology, and was told about the the Xenu story , he freaked out, and said ’What the fuck is this science fiction shit?’, and left the church for 10 years before they got him back.
YpGoG TIL In order to conserve gas in the 1970's during an oil crisis, the maximum speed limit in the US was cut to 55 mph.