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TIL that there are 2 dormant volcanoes in Mississippi

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9KAQ TIL Trappist beers are brewed in monasteries, most of which are located in Belgium. The beer is brewed, either by the monks themselves or under their supervision and the profits are donated to charity for social work and to help persons in need.
MeoBm TIL Subway spent $22M in 2007 keeping shows Chuck and Community on air, giving them creative freedom as long as they showed their subs. The creator of Community decided to show Subway any chance he could. The Chief Marketing Officer of Subway at the time said they "experienced double digit gains".
4k8Ww TIL that the Mental Patients' Union was established by patients at an English psychiatric hospital to advocate for patient's rights and oppose unethical treatments.
neR07 TIL of the Second Mexican Empire where Napoleon ruthlessly took advantage of a distracted America post Civil-War by engaging in an imperial plan to annex Mexico into the French sovereignty. Napoleon aimed to create a New Virginia Colony in central Mexico & exempted new colonists from paying taxes.
EbkP TIL that someone did a nutritional analysis on Crayola crayons, which contain 8g fat and 150 calories.