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TIL that the United States has more super volcanoes than any other country on Earth.

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loQ17 TIL about Formula Rossa, a roller coaster in Dhabi with a top speed of 149mph. This ride requires you to wear safety glasses to ride, and is currently the fastest roller coaster in the world.
5YKGp TIL of Xie Jianshun, a Taiwanese soldier who was discovered to be intersex. When the doctors examined him they concluded that his male gonad tissue was deteriorating and decided it was for the best that he undergo sex reasignment surgery. The transition was then imposed on Xie against his wishes.
RZaQ TIL the iconic image of the Grand Staircase of the Titanic is actually that of the Olympic because no pictures were ever taken of the one on the Titanic.
6ELEY TIL that in 1720 a ship full of precious goods and sick people arrived in Marseille/France. In spite of clear signs, greedy merchands put pressure an the authorities to shorten the quarantine and not to burn the freight. More than 100.000 people died because of pestilence in the next two years.
aWl0 TIL that an Australian tree can drop 22 pounds(10kG) heavy cones without warning