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TIL that no U.S Navy submarine is ever considered “lost” if it does not return, it is considered to be “still on patrol”

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Lkby9 TIL After president Harding died of a heart attack, VP Calvin Coolidge was visiting family with no electricity or telephone. He heard of Harding's death by messenger at 2:45 AM. He got dressed, prayed, and met with reporters downstairs and took oath next to a kerosene lamp. He then went back to bed.
wLOo8 TIL that the body has no normal internal temperature and that 98.6 Fahrenheit is a flawed number based on an antiquated study
grxN7 TIL that in 2021, an organization called The Tip Project attempted to introduce American practices of gratuity into Japanese culture. The plan was met with severe backlash from locals who deemed the practice "un-Japanese", and the project was abandoned in early 2023.
O1RR TIL photojournalist Kevin Carter killed himself 3 mos. after winning the Pulitzer Prize because of the toll taken by the atrocities he had witnessed
MM9m TIL that Morgan Freeman wears earrings so that if he dies in a strange place they can pay for his coffin.