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TIL that France has the most timezones, even more than Russia!

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jmkv TIL that in the Victorian era, people used rocking bathtubs–literally, tubs of water that could be sloshed back and forth–to recreate the feel of the ocean in their homes
MMaK TIL the reason that (research) submarines are yellow is because yellow is one of the last few colours to be visible at great depth.
J1Jwv TIL that swimmer Eric Moussambani won the 2000 Olympic 100m freestyle despite never seeing an Olympic-sized pool before. Qualifying for the games from a wildcard for developing countries, his two competitors were disqualified, and he swam alone. He won despite finishing with the slowest time ever
BrJve TIL Infamous pirate Edward "Blackbeard" Teach operated off the coast of the American colonies so frequently that he once crashed his ship off North Carolina, spent time on land in Virginia, and later blockaded the port of the then-province of South Carolina!
4wrX TIL that today in Confederate Park, Fort Mill SC, there is a monument to “faithful slaves” that fought for the “principles of our Confederate States of America.”