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TIL that there are large (>200 m length) tanker ships that are built and operated solely to transport orange juice.

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M710a TIL that when the submarine ARA San Juan disappeared in 2017, initial search crews picked up a banging noise at the search site, like tools hitting metal. After analyzing the audio, it was determined the sound was not from the submarine and was probably from a biological source.
groB7 TIL the first German woman with a Chemistry Ph.D. was married to Fritz Haber — a chemist known for supporting nearly half of the world's population's food supply through the synthesis of ammonia from the air and also for being the "father of chemical warfare." The latter would lead to her suicide.
oBOB8 TIL about Bart King, one of the greatest cricketers of all time was an American; The Times (UK) even ran an obituary when he died!
LR9d TIL Google offered to buy Friendster in 2003 for 30 million dollars. The offer was rejected and is considered to be one of the worst Silicon Valley blunders of all time.
LQejv TIL Andrew Carnegie, then the richest man in the world, donated over $56 million to fund the construction of over 4,000 libraries, to further democracy