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TIL The US has as many veterans as Australia has people

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b9lx9 TIL that on D Day the crew of the Battleship USS Texas intentionally flooded a torpedo tube in order to cause a 2 degree list, giving their main guns just enough extra elevation to boost their range & hit the target on the mainland.
neaO7 TIL: 'A black sheep' is unlucky because its wool could not be dyed.
N7R0E TIL about the job of lactation consultant, which is responsible for assessment of common and serious breast feeding problems, increasing milk supply and reduction of breast feeding pain
j7VQ TIL biologists that have worked with Arctic wolves on Ellesmere Island, Canada over 25 field seasons describe ‘wolves as wimps’ as they are so gentle and caring for each other.
yVonv TIL that the world's longest carrot ever grown was over 20 ft long. (6.245 m)