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TIL the hot spot fueling Yellowstone quite literally blasted through mountain ranges with volcano explosions to “rest” where it’s at today

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7r4jP TIL Hawaii was not a U.S. state when Pearl Harbor was attacked. It was 18 years after Pearl Harbor that Hawaii officially became the 50th U.S. state on August 21st, 1959.
kGRe TIL there is a wiki list of every single problem solved by MacGyver and how he did it.
Rvna TIL no one knows what Jesus looked like; “The artistic depictions down the ages have total and complete variation, which indicates that nobody did a portrait of Jesus or wrote down a description, it’s all been forgotten.”
jKJn TIL that Moby has uploaded over 150 free tracks for use by independent and non-profit filmmakers, film students, and anyone in need of free music for their independent, non-profit film, video, or short.
lGwB TIL that underneath the surface of Nefertiti’s bust is a sculpture of an older and more wrinkly Nefertiti