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TIL Joseph Conrad, who is regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language, was born in Poland and did not speak English fluently until his twenties.

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p8e64 TIL when Robert Ballard (professor of oceanography) announced a mission to find the Titanic, it was a cover story for a classified mission to search for lost nuclear submarines. They finished before they were due back, so the team spent the extra time looking for the Titanic and actually found it.
6Em87 TIL that, in WWII, twelve cargo ships just broke in half without warning, including three Liberty ships.
GgR4 TIL Actress Jodie Foster was born three years after her parents got divorced. She was conceived while her mom was visitin her dad for child support.
e7nJ TIL that the Candiru Fish (the fish that supposedly swims up your pee stream) can’t actually swim up your pee stream, and can not enter your urethra. The only recorded case is from 1997 and shrouded in a lot of doubt.
AD5nl TIL that Frances Cobain's godparents are Michael Stipe (REM) and actress Drew Barrymore.