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TIL the most powerful volcanic eruption in the last 7,000 years, on the Indonesian island of Lombok, led to a global mini-ice age that contributed to the disappearance of the Greenland Vikings

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R5NP1 TIL Ancient Earth May Have Smelled Like Rotten Eggs
7Plp TIL from about 950 to 1250 AD was known as the Medieval Warm Period which had temperatures of 1 °C warmer than today.
D1JaJ TIL of the Caretaker, an artist who made eerie, disorienting music that emulates dementia and memory loss. His work, "Everywhere at the End of Time" shows the progression of a "slow death of a soul" through 6 stages.
epOLE TIL a "mockbuster" sequel to Titanic was made in 2012: Titanic II, taking place on a Titanic replica exactly 100 years after the events of the first film.
x4RB TIL In 2013, A man set up a stand near Central Park selling black and white artwork for $60. The man ended up being Banksy and the original authenticated artwork sold at the stall was valued at over $200,000 each.