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TIL There is a rare type of lava called Natrocarbonatite. It’s so cold it glows only at night. It’s black, but within hours turns white.

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L9n0 TIL in 1990, First Lady Barbara Bush criticized The Simpsons as “the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen.“ Marge wrote a letter to her, in character, politely telling her not to be so judgmental and explaining that her family tried their best. Mrs Bush later apologized for her “loose tongue”
68Z8 TIL of a Romanian Princess who opposed the alliance with Germany during WWII. She personally took custody of surviving Allied crews who were bombing her country, saw that they were cared for in her hospitals, and facilitated their escape to Italy. She helped more than 1000 US crewmen shot down.
8eMvK TIL Jimmy Carter is the only US president who has reported seeing an UFO
OGMXL TIL Military dogs are traditionally ranked higher than their handlers, to make sure there's severe punishment for mistreating them
1awp4 TIL In 1994, after hearing of the impending Y2K glitch, a man trademarked the date “01-01-00” and by the year 2000 it had earned him over $260 million in royalties