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TIL the lowest reported body mass index (BMI) ever recorded was only 6.7 kg/m²

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M7Nx0 TIL a volcano caused the creation of Frankenstein. Indonesia's Mt. Tambora erupted in 1815, and the next summer was Europe's coldest on record. Shelley, Byron, & friends were on vacation but had to stay inside, so they came up with scary stories, such as "Frankenstein", and the modern vampire.
W7kM4 TIL that Nikola Tesla was born around midnight, between July 9 and July 10, 1856 during a fierce lightning storm.
R7kV4 TIL that on his travels through the Arctic, naturalist George Steller described a mysterious creature known as the Danish Sea Ape. While this has since perplexed scientists, evidence indicates that he was not describing an animal, but rather subtly mocking the ship's Danish captain, who he despised.
xPO7 TIL there is an airline that will let you “join the mile high club” for $425.
YpWLZ TIL that the ineffectiveness of using a screw driver on Ikea and other pre-assemble furniture comes from us using Phillips screw drivers instead of Pozidriv