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TIL in 1968, four submarines sunk belonging to Russia, the USA, France and Israel, with no clear and obvious cause for the sinkings.

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kOMn5 TIL that no military camp, of the Ancient Romans during Caesar's time, fell to the enemy. This was a formidable display of military manpower and remarkable engineering by a highly advanced society. And despite setting up camps every night, they were still able to outmaneuver the gaullic tribes.
l7OE7 TIL that if you plant an apple seed, there’s only a 1/80,000 chance the tree it becomes will produce the same kind of apple you took it from - much less even produce apples desirable for eating.
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j6pmp TIL the Ovsiankina effect describes the innate human urge to finish tasks we've initiated. This tendency to resume an interrupted action is especially prevalent when the action hasn't yet been achieved.
grOJy TIL: A TACA airliner had both engines flame out on approach to New Orleans. The one-eyed pilot safely landed the plane on a levee. In lieu of towing the plane away, the two engines were replaced on scene and then took off from a public street.