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TIL that the heat of the pyroclastic surge produced by the Vesuvius explosion was so great that their brains were vitrified (turned to glass). This is the first time this has been seen.

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5Vog9 TIL that in 1990, on flight BA 5390, a poorly installed windshield blew off, partially sucking the captain out of the plane. The crew managed to hold onto him until they landed, and amazingly, he survived.
OGgvg TIL Toll roads are an ancient concept and are referenced by Pliny and Aristotle.
Vdx8 TIL that during the filming of Eastern Promises, Viggo Mortensen’s Russian Mafia tattoos were so realistic that when he walked into a Russian Diner in London, everyone fell silent out of fear.
OBO1 TIL wikipedia has banned all users and IP addresses affiliated with the Church of Scientology
GgJ5 TIL Bill Clinton lost the nuclear launch codes for several months