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TIL that the USS Constitution, built in 1797 is the world’s oldest ship still afloat and is still in active service in the US Navy

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5VVnr TIL that in Australia's worst aircraft crash no Australians died. In 1943 the crash of a USAAF B17 Flying Fortress took the lives of 40 US servicemen leaving only one survivor. No other aviation incident in Australia before or since has cost more lives.
epA9J TIL: Indians used to burn widows till the British colonized them.
Y7pdx TIL there are 96 bags of human waste on the moon
BDmK TIL that the current president’s personal minister is an outrageously wealthy pastor that has been under federal investigation for “mismanaged church funds” among six other preachers whom also are outrageously wealth.
pYQ6G TIL that Missoula, Montanas official city flag is the pride flag