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TIL Sailors from 1700-1980 used distillation of sea water to create safe drinking water and current navy fleets can desalinate more than a million of gallons of water a day and be used in times of drought on land.

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W7wgB TIL in 1795, the French Revolutionary Army captured the 14 warships of the Dutch fleet anchored at the Zuiderzee bay next to Den Helder with a regiment of hussar light cavalry. "A capture of ships by horsemen is an extremely rare feat in military history."
Zp5Nv TIL a Transient Lunar Phenomenon is a short-lived change in light, color or appearance on the surface of the Moon. Reports of transient lunar phenomena range from bright flashes to permanent changes of the lunar landscape.
nW9QG TIL that when Roland Ratzenberger died in a crash in the Formula1 race in Imola in 1994, the car computer registered a deceleration of 500 G, the highest ever recorder in an F1 car.
QdOd TIL Mattel used patchouli oil to produce the smell of the He-Man action figure Stinkor
Y7GjA TIL the Earth's radius is about 21km (13mi) smaller at the poles compared to the equator.