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TIL the most common birthday in the US is September 16th.

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jNyEQ TIL: When the Krakatoa volcano erupted in 1883, It was so powerful that it ruptured the eardrums of sailors 64 km (40 miles) away on ships in the Sunda Strait
epMwk TIL that future hurricane names are already known and chosen well in advance by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Each region has its own list of names that are rotated every six years, and if a hurricane is particularly deadly or costly, its name can be retired to prevent confusion.
OoO1g TIL the man behind SNL's "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey" during the 1980s and 1990s, Jack Handey, is an actual person, and not a pen name or character
dDKkd TIL about Civil War Survivor Jacob Miller. In 1863 he was shot between the eyes and with a bullet lodged in his brain he was left for dead. Jacob regained consciousness and made it to a field hospital. Jacob lived for another 54 years, dying at the age of 88 in 1917.
xV5KB TIL that bloodtransfusions for newborns below 4 months of age need to be compatible to the blood type of the mother, not of the newborn due to newborns not creating their own antibodies, but instead only having maternal ones.