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TIL because of naval tradition, submarines are usually referred to as boats rather than as ships, regardless of their size.

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9YGAG TIL: “Kemosabe” means Idiot in Apache
Y7gLv TIL that a store called BEST Products had some very interesting and unique architecture for some of their stores in America that were built between 1972 and 1984. (Zoomable photos and descriptions of stores on link)
R7KK9 TIL During the mid-1800's painters used a pigment called "Mummy Brown" that was actually made from powdered Egyptian mummies.
e0ObL TIL Palma de Mallorca Airport in Spain only reached 1 million passengers for the first time in 1962. Today, the airport serves 29 million passengers per year & during the busiest days in the Summer handles as many movements as London-Heathrow, the busiest airport in Europe.
kR9m TIL the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted 12-year-old leukemia survivor Declan McLean-Pauley’s wish to blow a bunch of shit up