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TIL that only 3 of the 4 iconic smokestacks on the Titanic worked, the 4th was for aesthetic reasons and also to make the ship look more impressive.

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yQj4X TIL that US Navy periscope operators now use Xbox controllers, as the original control stick was deemed too complicated and a lot more expensive. Xbox controllers are so widely used that the learning time is hugely reduced, and they cost $37,980 less.
8alWa TIL that The United States has more gold medals in the Olympics (Summer and Winter) than every individual country's combined medal count except for the former Soviet Union.
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