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TIL The USS Niagara was intentionally sunk in 1820 for preservation, and raised 93 years later for restoration.

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6EvLw TIL On March 3, 1876 in Bath County, Kentucky, What appeared to be flakes of red meat fell from the sky. People tasted it and said it seemed to be mutton or venison. Others said it may have been bear meat. The widely accepted theory is that it was carrion, vomited up by vultures passing over.
NXvE1 TIL because of the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, dietary supplements in the US don't need to be approved for safety, don't need to disclose side effects, and don't even need to contain listed ingredients
rRdEW TIL of Terence Kirk, an American soldier who was captured by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor day and spent the entire war at a brutal prison camp. While there, he built a camera out of scrap, and took many pictures. After the war, he was put under a gag order, and only told his story 38 years later.
X0M9P TIL: During ww2, the UK invaded and took iceland with only 746 soldiers.
OYae TIL Bayer produces harmful chemicals which may be a huge factor in Colon Collapse Disorder in bees.