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TIL about Manhattan's Bermuda Triangle, a five block radius around the Empire State Building where cars mysteriously die

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ANlld TIL WWII ship wreaks are just years away from releasing ~15 million tonnes of oil as their hulls rust away. 400x more than the Exxon Valdez disaster.
GY1rE TIL that the Retail Credit Company’s public image took such a beating after a series of congressional testimonies that they changed their name. Today, they are known as Equifax
GYQ5J TIL that, during WWII, when German prisoners escaped POW camps in Australia, the locals would give them the Australian "fair go", providing food and directions.
oBpvr TIL that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry met on a blind date arranged by a mutual, female friend
ABOw TIL After the Vietnam war Vietnamese farmers recycled thousands of external fuel tanks from U.S. aircraft to create river boats and canoes