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TIL there are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.

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rRRex TIL Zaire's dictator Mobutu was considered a faithful friend to the United States for over 20 years and warmly received by President Reagan
MoXB TIL David Eckert sued his local police force for $1.6 million after being forced to undergo “multiple digital penetrations and 3 enemas” on an invalad warrant and without finding the drugs they were looking for.
GYPZJ NASA's offering online astronaut training (for kids) while you're stuck in lockdown.
jZQ TIL that Ewan McGregor has a feud with Sir Sean Connery. Because of Connery telling Scots how to vote while living as a tax exile in the Bahamas.
60mm TIL the Imperial Russian Navy build a circular warship. Often called “the ugliest ship ever built” it fared poorly in open water and would spin out of control when it fired its guns.