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TIL that a German U-boat sunk in 1945 was raised in 1957 and returned to service.

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VM7G0 TIL Erykah Badu's concert was cancelled in Malaysia in 2012 because it was found that she had applied a temporary tattoo of the word Allah on a part of her body
ADveg TIL of the euphemism treadmill, the concept of language being phased out and replaced due to offensive connections. For example, moron and idiot were legitimate medical terms, but were phased out due to people using them as insults. They were replaced with retarded, which has also been phased out.
78W0r TIL, an object that takes the shape of an object of older technology while using newer technologies with it are called a Skeuomorph
JYPw1 TIL that Dutch people, currently the tallest population in the world, actually used to be the shortest population in Europe just 150-200 years ago
vPG8L TIL the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration operates three aircraft named Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, & Gonzo. They're modified to fly through hurricanes to gather data.