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TIL that the Hellenic Navy operates an ancient Greek trireme as an officially commissioned military ship

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D0Zr TIL in 1962, the Department of Defense proposed staging a series of terrorist attacks in US cities in order to drum up public support for war with Cuba. It was rejected by President Kennedy.
PY9jO TIL about John Harrison, a self-taught, working class carpenter and clockmaker. He invented the maritime chronometer, which finally made sea travel safe and reliable.
PYxwO TIL In Okinawa, Japan, a place where the average life expectancy for women is around 90, the oldest in the world, people form a kind of social network called a moai — a group of five friends who offer social, logistic, emotional and even financial support for a lifetime.
lOw7 TIL that in 2004, Reds’ outfielder Adam Dunn became the first (and only) MLB player to hit a home run that landed in another state.
VMaO8 TIL The CIA used music as part of its interrogation program. Music would be played in a loop for hours on end to wear prisoners down, or to induce sleep deprivation. The one song that was near the very top of the torture list was the Meow Mix jingle.