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TIL The Laki eruption in 1783 caused the death of 20% of Iceland's inhabitants, 50% of its livestock, and disrupted weather in Europe and North America for months afterward

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lMyN TIL of Bishnu Shrestha, a retired Gurkha soldier, who was aboard a train attacked by a group of 40 thieves. When the thieves attempted to rape a passenger next to him, he pulled out his khukuri, proceeding to kill three of the attackers and injuring 8 more before the rest fled.
OGJrR TIL that musician Dagmar Turner played the violin during her brain surgery at King’s College Hospital in London, ensuring her musical abilities remained intact while a tumor was being removed.
wKAP TIL that in 1960, Japanese Socialist Party chairman Inejiro Asanuma was assinated during a televised debate. With a Samurai sword.
rRo9x TIL that the original phrase was "Musick has charms to soothe a savage breast" from a 1697 tragedy called The Mourning Bride.
5VYBD TIL that, because of a certain time zone is more than 12 hours offset from UTC (Line Islands, Kiribati, UTC+14), it can simultaneously be three different days on Earth at the same time!