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TIL that concerns are increasing that Campi Flegrei - a “supervolcano” very close to the Italian city of Naples - could erupt again for the first time since 1538. Previous eruptions have triggered volcanic winters globally, causing widespread crop failures and resulting in famines.

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4k8Eg TIL of the "Dawson Film Find". 1900s Dawson was a remote gold rush town with a cinema. Film's sent there were never returned, accumulated, buried, covered by a hockey rink and forgotten. Years later diggers unearthed the 533 reels of lost films, and rare footage, including the 1919 World Series.
P01L TIL that the main reason for such a high percentage of Americans being behind bars is that 95% of cases never get to court. The “plea bargain” exchanges lighter sentences for guilty pleas, but eliminates all chance of appeal.
OGg8e TIL that so many Purple Hearts were produced in anticipation of the invasion of Japan, that the US is still awarding them, with 60,000 of those produced still remaining in the system as of 2020
Ypajv TIL when performing a push-up, you support about 69% of your bodyweight in the up position, and about 75% in the down position.
lRGB TIL there is an area in China with so many Africans that it has the nickname Chocolate City