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TIL that in 2009 two nuclear submarines (French and British) collided into one another in the Atlantic... because they couldn't detect one another.

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617 TIL that in 1980, an oil drilling rig in Louisiana accidentally broke through into an underground salt mine and ended up draining a lake, like pulling the plug on a giant bathtub.
PYlAE TIL the conservationist, John Muir, was an avid inventor. He hooked up an alarm clock to his custom bed that would throw him onto the floor to ensure he got up on time.
p84ap TIL that Bosnian Croats have the genetic potential to be the tallest population in the world, the average Herzegovinian man can grow to 6'3 (190cm) but they rarely reach that height due to poverty and malnutrition.
4kdJ5 TIL a 2.5mil gallon tank of molasses collapsed in 1919 Boston, sending a 35mph (56kmh) molasses tsunami through the streets. The city was sticky for years, and some claim basements were still filled with molasses 30 years later.
VBNoQ TIL that over 75% of girls who compete in cross country and track slow down after age 14, often peaking at age 12-13 before plateauing and declining.