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TIL in 1935, the U.S. military attempted to stop a volcanic eruption in Hawaii by bombing the volcano

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RKll TIL David Letterman sponsors a scholarship at Ball State that is supposedly awarded to “average” students, since he was a mediocre student.
654w TIL that out the 3000 counties that make up the USA, half of America’s population is in just 146 of them
kJlom TIL that Brazil has the tallest floating Christmas tree. Located at Rodrigo de Freitas Lake in Rio de Janeiro, the 278-foot tree reportedly weighs 542 tons. It is lit with 3.1 million micro bulbs, 2,150 strobe effects and 100 LED reflector.
5YYwP TIL prior to 1966, time was locally decided by businesses and municipalities. LJB reigned in the chaos and established Daylight Saving with the Uniform Time Act.
ANGNg TIL: There are several studies that prove heterosexual men act differently around women, but in unexpected ways. Men are more likely to jaywalk, wait until the last second to dash onto a bus, take more risks while gambling, volunteer/donate more, etc. The effects are strongest in single young men.