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TIL the HMS Conqueror is to date the only nuclear-powered submarine to engage and sink an enemy ship (in 1982 Falklands War).

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Bregr TIL Cheetahs are not considered a big cat because they lack the ability to roar. Cheetahs, the last living member of the Acinonyx genus, lacks the floating hyoid unlike lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards.(Panthera)
b9P44 TIL that nearly half of Twitter accounts pushing to reopen America are bots
6pvY TIL that the 2003 invasion of Iraq was initially called “Operation Iraqi Liberation”, but was quickly changed to “Operation Iraqi Freedom” due to the acronym spelling out “OIL”.
kJEB TIL that at Treblinka death camp during WWII, the commander of the camp, Kurt Franz, frequently enjoyed kicking and killing babies arriving at the camp.
P1bYV TIL Charcoal toothpaste whitens your teeth by sanding off your outer enamel