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TIL that after the Maersk Alabama pirate hijacking in 2009, the $30,000 cash the pirates stole from the ship and stowed in the lifeboat was never found. 2 SEAL team members were investigated but no charges brought

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TIL that after the Maersk Alabama pirate hijacking in 2009, the $30,000 cash the pirates stole from the ship and stowed in the lifeboat was never found. 2 SEAL team members were investigated but no charges brought

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TIL the current leading theory for the origin of Chronic Wasting Disease (Zombie Deer Disease) is that sheep infected with Scrapie shared pastures with deer in Colorado in the 1960s and infected the deer

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TIL about the White Ship Disaster, a 10th century sailing mishap that killed off dozens of nobles and the King of England’s only male heir, plunging England into a 15 year civil war for the throne.

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TIL that the optimal shape for a lighting rod has been debated since the 18th century when British scientists claimed that they should have a rounded end, but American scientists argued that pointed was better. In 2000 there was a study that found that rounded ends were marginally better.

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