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TIL that during WW2, American scientists debated bombing Japanese volcanoes in order to cause massive lava eruptions

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LkLVP TIL that in the same way helium can make your voice go high-pitched by breathing helium, you can make your voice go deep by breathing Sulfur hexafluoride
e0EXg TIL Cary Elwes' ancestor, John Elwes, is credited as the inspiration for Charles Dickens' character, Ebenezer Scrooge
E1P7X TIL The Lion King (originally titled King of the Jungle) resembles the Japanese anime “The Jungle Emperor” about a lion named Kimba as he matures and becomes king, but Disney never gave credit to Kimba’s creator. Matthew Broderick thought they were connected when he signed to be the voice of Simba.
awo8b TIL DHL delivers in North Korea
J1lWQ TIL: In 1958, a nuclear bomb was accidentally dropped off the coast of Georgia, USA—and it’s still lost today. Known as the "Tybee Bomb," it was a 7,600-pound hydrogen bomb. Officials claim it's not dangerous unless disturbed, but its exact location remains a mystery.