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TIL that in 1872 the ship, Mary Celeste, was found abandoned in the middle of calm seas, with one lifeboat and its entire crew of experienced sailors missing. All the food and personal belongings on board were found in place. The mystery has yet to been solved.

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x65Kw TIL Georgy Zhukov, Marshal of the Soviet Union, was an avid fisherman in his retirement. When President Eisenhower, who considered him the most instrumental Allied leader in Hitler's defeat, learned this he had him sent a set of fishing tackle. Zhukov used it exclusively, for the rest of his life.
E1jNV TIL that, before becoming a reknowned chef, Julia Child was a member of the OSS, which was the precursor to today's CIA. She had top secret clearance and led the development of a shark repellent. She wanted to be a field agent, but was precluded from doing so because she was 6' 2" tall.
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