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TIL in 2012 the FBI uncovered an alQaeda linked plot which included triggering the Yellowstone supervolcano to erupt

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6E0rY TIL that Luxembourg, the Belgian province, is almost twice as big as Luxembourg the country
Dbmg TIL Elliot Ness, the man famous for bringing down Al Capone’s bootlegging empire during Prohibition, eventually became a raging alcoholic and often told glorified stories of his exploits while drinking in taverns.
nWLQW TIL Virtual Reality Therapy helps in PTSD Treatment
4X1eX TIL At a radiology conference in 1974, Lee Rogers, a physician who had mistakenly swallowed a soda can tab during a basketball game, addressed the hazard to the medical community, which lead to a redesign of a non-removable tab that reduced untold amounts of litter and injury to humans and wildlife.
BrL6K TIL that the Prime Minister of Samoa one of the longest serving leaders in the world (21 years and counting). His party has been in power since 1982.