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TIL that Taiwan's navy operates a submarine still operational since 1945, making it the longest-serving submarine in the world.

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4XAGg TIL that elevators in the United States are required to be large enough to fit an ambulance stretcher.
ep6Mn TIL that the first fitted glass contact lens was created in 1888
jNn0X TIL that Arlington Cemetery was the estate of Robert E. Lee and his wife. It was seized by the Government during the Civil War and turned into the famous military cemetery we know today.
jJwa TIL Jesse Owens never received a congratulations telegram for winning the 1936 Olympics from President Roosevelt, but received something from Hitler
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