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BrA8b TIL about the the US Navy ship USS Johnston. At 4 miles (21,180 feet) down, it is the world's deepest shipwreck to ever be surveyed. Due to lack of oxygen at that depth it is in almost pristine condition.
8X58 TIL that people estimate NASA’s budget to be 24% of the national budget, on average. It’s currently only ~0.48%.
JY9Wv TIL "Often a bridesmaid, but never a bride, " was coined by Listerine to describe the 'life destroying' impact of bad breath
7r1QP TIL Antarctica doesn't have any permanent citizens and has no indigenous population. Only 11 children are known to have been to be born there.
jN1wv TIL “Game of Thrones” actor Kit Harington’s ancestor invented the first flushing toilet for Queen Elizabeth I, called the “John Harington.” It was later just referred to as “the john.”