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TIL Andrew Jackson had a parrot who loved to curse

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wol16 TIL the USS Scorpion was lost at sea in May 1968 with 99 men lost. The wreckage was found almost two miles deep, making it impossible to determine the cause of accident. Underwater acoustics out of the Canary Islands heard the exact time of the implosion but were unaware it was the sub sinking.
wo0Z6 TIL that recording artist Buffy Sainte-Marie lied about being Native American and is actually English and Italian
GYQoG TIL Kit Kat in Japanese roughly translates to "Sure Winner." As a result, they're considered good luck to Japanese high school students.
8K8V TIL 75% of all alcohol consumed in Ireland in 2013 was done so as part of a binge drinking session.
XYXE TIL the American and UK versions of the comic strip Dennis the Menace were both released on the same week in March 1951. Both share the same title, a trouble loving boy in a striped shirt, and a sidekick dog. Neither of the creators of either comic strip knew that the other was being created.