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TIL Minneapolis uses a dozen clams to test the cleanliness of the city's drinking water

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b6PZZ TIL the Titanic was the longest ship on the seas for just 15 days. It was constructed to be 6 inches longer than its sister ship, the Olympic, which it surpassed upon completion. Following the Titanic’s sinking, the Olympic reclaimed the title and held it for another 15 months.
DQ4WJ TIL Only ten U.S. states do not have a commercially navigable waterway that connects to the ocean.
VgX8 TIL of the Assassin Bug, a bug that wears its victims bodies as armor.
E7Ep TIL Tony Iommi lost the tips of his middle and ring finger in an accident at the age of 17. He ended up tuning his strings to lower pitches so that the thimbles he had fitted could bend the strings more easily. This lead to Black Sabbath’s distinctive sound and the invention of heavy metal.
WndY TIL that 71% of Americans are “fairly certain” that Alexander Hamilton is among their nation’s past presidents. This confidence in Hamilton having been president is higher than for six actual presidents.