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TIL that McMurdo Station, the largest research community in Antarctica, is on an actively volcanic island

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XBVE TIL that a woman driving to Dave Matthews concert stopped to help a stranded cyclist who turned out to be Dave Matthews himself. The woman got front row tickets, backstage access and Dave took her boyfriend and her for dinner
oRoDK TIL during the French Revolution, Notre-Dame was used as a warehouse and religious items were destroyed or removed
xVlXo TIL every year, clowns honor the death of Joseph Grimaldi—the father of modern European clowning—by holding a funeral for him and any other clowns that died that year. The ceremony is attended by hundreds of clowns and often ends with many going out into the streets to perform for the public.
OGbk1 TIL that the British English version of the word Sedan is Saloon
QJjbe TIL pigeons are everywhere because humans domesticated them 10,000 years ago for food, and have since been using them for other things until they were abandoned and perfectly adapted for an urban environment