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TIL The US Navy still operates wooden ships.

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JYeKQ TIL that when Indonesia's Mt. Tambora erupted in 1815, it ejected up to 51 cubic miles of pulverized rock and ash into the atmosphere. The debris blocked so much sunlight that it caused global cooling, with New England getting heavy snow into June.
8aakL TIL in 1996 an instrument failure caused a plane to lose control and crash just after takeoff, killing 189 people. It was later determined that the device used to measure airspeed was blocked by a wasp nest
gBeW TIL Actor/Comedian Kevin Hart organizes a free-to-join 5K in every city he visits for his comedy tours just because he wants company on his morning runs.
R7Ko8 TIL Inoculation against smallpox has existed since the 15th century.
R9rw TIL The first presentation on a cure for erectile dysfunction happened when a urologist pulled out his erect penis in the middle of his presentation at a urology conference.