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TIL The US Navy still has a ship, the USS Pueblo, from 1945 that is actively commissioned till today, however it has been taken hostage by North Korea since 1968. It is now used by North Korea as a museum ship in the capitol of Pyongyang.

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5YwVn TIL of Vin Mariani, a coca (cocaine) wine created in the 1860s; the wine exported to the US had a higher cocaine content than what was sold in Europe to better compete with similar products. Popes Leo XIII and Saint Pius X , US President Grant, and Thomas Edison were all advocates of the wine.
GAXo1 TIL that Victoria's Secret was named in reference to Queen Victoria and the associated refinement of the Victorian era, while the "secret" was hidden underneath the clothes.
9w5r7 TIL that Fox took video game clips from YouTube to use in an episode of Family Guy and after airing, Fox's automatic search robots accidentally flagged the original clips with a copyright claim and the videos were taken down. The videos were later restored when the mistake was pointed out.
9Y6Y7 TIL At the argentinian president's wedding he wore a moustache while doing a Freddie Mercury impression, which he accidentally swallowed, and the minister of health had to save his life by performing first aid.
xJ47 TIL: A judge sentenced convicted murderer William Hammons to life in prison without the possibility of parole, with one additional term: he must spend every anniversary of his victim’s death in solitary confinement.