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TIL A film crew was dropped by helicopter on St. Helens on May 23 (five days after it’s eruption) to document the destruction. Their compasses, however, spun in circles and they quickly became lost.

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mxvao TIL that shortly after his parents divorce, Johnny Depp dropped out of high school to join a rock band full-time. After 2 weeks he attempted to return to school, but his principal stopped him and told him to continue following his his dream.
W7dN9 TIL the astonishing story of the man with three legs, four feet, and two sets of genitals.
M0wK TIL that experienced meditators showed decreased activity in the areas of the brain linked to attention lapses, anxiety, ADHD, schizophrenia, autism, and Alzheimer’s disease.
AnJo TIL “Milky” Way comes from goddess Hera’s breast milk. When Hercales was born, Zeus wanted him to have godlike qualities so he let him suck Hera’s milk (his wife) when she was sleeping. When she woke, she pushed him off, and spilled milk all over the sky.
xgl0 TIL two nearly identical men with the same name were the reason that fingerprinting was invented