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The Court-martial and Dismissal of Captain Edwin J. Scranton, Company F, 128th USCT, on Charges of Miscegenation

by HistoryBuff September 6, 2022, 10:33 pm

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TIL about Gardiners Island. 2nd largest private island in the US and owned by the same family since 1639. Located at the east end of Long Island, it’s over 5 sq miles with 1,000 acres each of old growth forest and meadows. Captain Kidd buried treasure there, first lady Julia Tyler was born there.

by whatilearned August 30, 2022, 10:59 pm

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TIL actor Matt Doherty, who played Les Averman in the Mighty Ducks films, didn’t know how to skate or play hockey at all when he was cast in the first movie. By the time they shot the 3rd movie, he was captain of his high school hockey team and had been offered a scholarship to play in college.

by whatilearned August 15, 2022, 3:18 pm

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Shipwreck of Captain Cook’s Endeavour being eaten by ‘termites of the ocean’, expert says

by HistoryBuff August 14, 2022, 9:31 am

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TIL Mr. Trash Wheel is an anthropomorphised trash interceptor in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Trash Wheel has inspired a series of trash interceptors: Professor Trash Wheel, Captain Trash Wheel, and Gwynnda the Good Wheel of the West; who collects more trash than the rest combined.

by whatilearned August 12, 2022, 10:58 am

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TIL in 1991 the cruise ship Oceanos began to sink in rough seas. When the captain fled in a lifeboat leaving passengers, Guitarist Moss Hills started evacuating passengers, saving everyone. He has since been promoted to Cruise Director.

by whatilearned August 10, 2022, 5:04 pm

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TIL the then captain of the New York Yankees died in a plane crash in 1979. Thurmon Munson was named Captain in 1976, the team’s first since Lou Gerhig (1939), won ROTY, gold glove 3x in a row, & led Yankees to 3 World Series from 1976 to 1978, winning in ’77 & ’78. He was 32 years old.

by whatilearned August 3, 2022, 3:52 am

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TIL The first person to windsurf across the Atlantic was also the captain of the only fatal Concorde incident.

by whatilearned July 29, 2022, 3:56 pm

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TIL that the song “Muskrat Love” was not originally by The Captain and Tennille. It was originally recorded by the band America, who are best known for the song A Horse With No Name.

by whatilearned July 28, 2022, 3:35 am

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What did Captain Hook say when he broke up with his girlfriend?

by cringeyjokesman July 27, 2022, 5:15 pm

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TIL Darwin, Australia was named after Charles Darwin but before he published his theory of evolution. Captain Wickham sailed with Darwin during HMS Beagle’s first voyage, then he named the area after his old crewmate during the second voyage when he surveyed Northern Australia.

by whatilearned July 21, 2022, 1:53 am

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What are your thoughts on people who stay at home all day smoking cigarettes and watching captain kangaroo?

by QuestionGuy July 20, 2022, 11:09 pm

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