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Mermaid Origin Story

This is a beautifully dark mermaid origin story written based on the idea that mermaids are women that sailors threw off ships because having a…

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No Submarine Is Ever Lost

This is a very interesting post about the fact that the US Navy has a tradition that no submarine is ever considered lost at sea….

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Cargo Ship Fail

This is an insane piece of history about a horrible cargo ship fail. It’s the story of the SS Grandcamp causing the Texas City Disaster….

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Cats in Tiny Hammocks Aboard Navy Ships

Having a “ship’s cat” onboard has been a tradition on many trading, exploration, and navy ships dating to ancient times. Cats were carried on ships for many reasons, mostly to control rodents since they…

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Oil Rig and Research Vessel Facts

So I was today years old when I learned this fact about oil rigs, lol. I guess I never really gave it much thought, but…

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Star Trek: The Original Series Naval Portraits – Fan Art

Richard Kingston of Young Rascal Design Studio created these elegant fan art naval portraits of characters from Star Trek: The Original Series. The series is titled…

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The Titanic Was a Massive Screw Up on So Many Levels

This post goes into just how much of a massive screw up the sinking of the RMS Titanic was. And it’s not just that the ships…

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Sharks are Perfectly Safe – Comic

LOL! Pet Foolery drew this amusing comic about how sharks are perfectly safe and we shouldn’t fear them. This artist makes funny comics about pets and other…

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The Insane 1973 “Sex Raft” Experiment

This post is about the absolutely bonkers “Sex Raft” experiment that took place in 1973. I really don’t know who funded or approved this, but…

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The Story of the Carpathia and the Titanic

Wow. mylordshesacactus posted this account of the true story of the Carpathia and her response to the Titanic’s distress call. It’s a truly amazing historical…

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