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Til about Harry Glickman who was called off of Mount St. Helens a day before the eruption. He then died a decade later during another volcanic eruption in Japan

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0w4gy TIL when South Australia voted to give women the vote, the bill was amended by the opposition to also give women the right to run for parliament. They thought this was too preposterous to pass, but it did and it was the first place in the world to do so.
6EaWm TIL an Ivorian man received a $60,000 villa in recognition of his punctuality and was "so unusually good at being punctual that his colleagues call him 'Mr White Man's Time'"
96EG TIL in 1993 a Scotsman was asked to confirm to the court that he was the person summoned. He replied “aye”, but was then told he had to answer yes or no. He replied “aye” again and was imprisoned for 90 minutes for contempt of court. On his release he said “I genuinely thought I was answering him”.
grnL9 TIL Helium-3 found in crystals on the moon could provide energy to the earth
VMDB TIL that the digits of your fingers are sized roughly by the golden ratio. But even cooler, when you uncurl a fist, the trajectory of your fingertips follow the golden spiral.