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TIL Persistence of a 12-year old boy led to clearing the name of the USS Indianapolis' captain more than 50 years after the tragedy. The Congress passed a Sense of Congress resolution exonerating the captain.

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MeLwa TIL the corpse of a construction worker still remained, and was partially visible from the street, in the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel more than 3 months after the site's collapse.
1Xp7 TIL that Canada won the last ever Olympic Lacrosse Gold Medal, in 1908, and are therefore still the reigning Champions. In fact, they are the ONLY gold medalists ever in the sport.
69E58 TIL the cruise ship MS Oasis of the Seas gets a gas mileage of 437 gallons per mile (gpm), or 12 feet per gallon
v1W04 TIL According to the United States Department of Treasury, an estimated $200 million in counterfeit bills are in circulation, or approximately 1 note in counterfeits for every 4,000 in genuine currency.
dDYpZ TIL that in the first Super Mario Bros, Mario was originally going to ride a rocket and carry guns.