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TIL that the submarine USS Tang was sunk by its own torpedo.

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BMWr TIL: According to researchers its possible to identify a legitimate psychopath based on tweets. 3000 volunteers were examined via a personality test that classified their tweets within three traits. 41 were identified as possible psychopaths. After follow-up testing, more than half were confirmed
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