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TIL The worst shark attack in human history occurred in 1945 after the USS Indianapolis was sunk in the Pacific. As many as 150 sailors waiting to be rescued were killed by sharks.

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jdXv TIL that West African countries supply more than 70% of the world’s cocoa market, using child labor, and in some cases slavery , to supply international giants such as Hershey’s, Mars and Nestlé .
wLE7J TIL: James Earl Jones had a terrible stutter as a child and was functionally mute for 8 years because of it. A high school teacher helped him end his silence through Jones' love of poetry.
8gbP TIL the engine in the Ford Model T was capable of running on gasoline, kerosene, or ethanol, making it the first Flex-Fuel vehicle.
wgAM TIL the band “They Might Be Giants” published an errata for their song, “Why Does the Sun Shine?” to address some factual errors called “Why Does the Sun Really Shine?”
b98E0 TIL: Alabama prosecutors tried to charge a woman with manslaughter because she had a miscarriage after being shot during an argument