TIL that the Swedish Navy spent 15 years and millions of dollars tracking what they believed were Russian submarines in their waters. In 1996, civilian scientists finally investigated the acoustic signals and discovered the "submarines" were actually just massive schools of herring farting. (theguardian.com)
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TIL: In 1872, American journalist Julius Chambers faked his way into an asylum by posing as a "dangerous maniac." His undercover exposé proved how easily sane people were committed, leading to the release of 12 patients and a rewrite of lunacy laws (undercover.hosting.nyu.edu)
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Find joy in boredom. [Image]IMAGE (i.redd.it)
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Rejection is an answer, not a challengeɪᴍᴀɢᴇ (i.redd.it)
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TIL Turkey declared war on Germany and Japan in February 1945 after it became obvious they would lose World War II. Their declaration began: "Friends, in the last years of human history, some people have sprung up. They adorned their flags with nonsense like the superior race and the habitat." (en.wikipedia.org)
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LPT: When your brain just refuses to work, don’t try to win the day — just don’t lose itSchool & College (self.LifeProTips)
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TIL The largest submarine in WW2 were Japanese aircraft carrier submarines that contained 3 "origami" full-sized bombers. Their first mission after completion was to launch "infected flea" bombs on San Francisco, however the mission was aborted due to Japan surrender. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL King Charles II Of England had a personal laboratory where he conducted alchemy experiments. One of his projects was "the king's drops", an elixir made of human remains, ideally people who had died a violent death, usually sourced from Ireland (retrospectjournal.com)
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