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TIL that there is a tradition in the U.S. Navy that no submarine is ever lost. Those that go to sea and do not return are considered to be “still on patrol.”

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Vrok TIL that tuition at Stanford University was free up until 1920.
Oo5y6 TIL In 637 AD, Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited Nalanda university. He saw that it had 10,000 students from all over the world and around 2000 teachers Mahayana, Vedas, Shastras, Sankhya, Medicine, Linguistics, Etymology, Economics, Weaponry and Archery was taught to the students.
j6wwE TIL the lead singer of "You Got It All" (1986) by The Jets, which reached number 3 on the Hot 100, was 12 when her voice was recorded for it. She had trouble emotionally connecting with the song's romantic lyrics due to her age so her manager told her to imagine that she was singing it to a puppy.
jN5ZQ TIL an Army Ranger got a confirmed kill using a spoon from his MRE.
vLOL TIL Colin Farrell was a suspect for attempted murder and was acquitted due to a journal entry from his friend stating the two were doing ecstasy across town.