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TIL about the time Karen tried to speak to the manager of a submarine

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b410 TIL the military refers to every time zone using a letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet. Therefore, in Honolulu, it is always “Whiskey time”.
ZpaKp TIL of Cole Carini, a 23yo incel from Virginia, who blew his hands off making a homemade bomb to kill 'hot cheerleaders'
ADXRd TIL about the longest papal election in history, that lasted nearly 3 years (1268–71). At one point people became so fed up with the indecision, they unroofed the building where the cardinals met, imprisoning them until they had nominated a new pope. This happening marked the birth of the conclave.
VBMym TIL that there is a scientific basis s for “Mom Eyes”: women are better at remembering where things are.
PYQ5g TIL that Christopher Lee was once driving through Italy with his wife when their car had a puncture. He went for help, but fell into a ditch and got covered in mud. He reached a house and knocked on the door. The owner opened it, shrieked and fainted. They’d seen a Dracula film the night before.