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TIL about decade volcanoes: 16 volcanoes with a history of particularly violent eruptions near population centers

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eN6D TIL that Germany has 15 skyscrapers, 14 of which are located in Frankfurt.
GYBA4 TIL of Jerrie Cobb, who started flying at age 12 and later set world records for distance flight, speed, and altitude. She played semiprofessional softball to help finance her aviation, ranked in the top 2% of all astronaut candidates, and pioneered humanitarian flights earning a Nobel nomination.
BxEx TIL Al Qaeda’s hit list for american politicians didn’t include Joe Biden because they thought he would mess up the presidency so badly as to be helpful towards their cause
n57r TIL of companies that are mounting laser beams on top of buildings to deliver financial trading data tiny bits faster than fiber optic. This allows high speed stock trading algorithms to capitalize on info known before anyone else.
gr604 TIL German Chocolate Cake is not German in origin, but is named for an English-American chocolate maker Samuel German