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TIL Iceberg Wranglers are a real thing. They utilize boats and ropes to move smaller icebergs out of shipping lanes, to help prevent collisions in places where icebergs often float freely.

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jZDn TIL George Foreman has 5 sons all named George Foreman
pYx4O TIL about German sub U-215 which sunk in 1942 off the coast of New England and south of Nova Scotia, in Canadian territorial waters. Four of her five hatches are still sealed with the remains of 49 German sailors entombed within.
pYdee TIL that the immobilizing foam from Hulk (2003) is a real thing, often used to booby trap vehicles transporting nuclear weapons
dDxWQ TIL In 1974, President Idi Amin of Uganda sat atop a throne while forcing four white British businessmen to carry him through the streets of Kampala; as the businessmen groaned under the weight of Amin, he joked that this was "the new white man's burden".
XnvP TIL: Albert Einstein wrote an article explaining why socialism is better than “evil” capitalism.