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TIL that musician Joni Mitchell has been dressing up in blackface since 1976

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NDvb TIL when Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, its ash cloud circled the planet and changed the global climate. One night in 1816, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley and Mary Shelley met and told ghost stories inspired by the dark, dismal atmosphere. That night gave birth to Frankenstein and the Byronic Dracula
R7nk4 TIL The 1 Percent Rule. This rule states that only 1% of an internet community creates new content. The rest of the community is divided between content editors (9%) and content viewers (90%).
1OBD TIL that kiwis technically have the shortest beaks of all birds because kiwis’ nostrils are on the end of their beaks and a bird’s beak is measured from the tip of the beak to the nostril.
1aGPW TIL that SETI scientists believed that the chances for finding intelligent extraterrestrial life were far greater than initially expected, since Earth developed two intelligent species - humans, and dolphins.
XWRQ TIL that the Chinese company Netdragon Websoft built their corporate headquarters in the shape of the Starship Enterprise. The owner licensed the design legally from CBS.