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TIL that the 1991 Mt. Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines may have indirectly been one of the causes of the 1993 Great Flood in the Midwestern US.

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Pv0J TIL sunflowers can “remove up to 95% of uranium of contaminated water in 24 hours”. And “experiments in Chernobyl have demonstrated that they can concentrate on 55 kg of plant dry weight all the cesium and strontium radioactivity from an area of 75 m2”.
9YROG TIL Gwen Stefani’s older brother, Eric, was the brainchild behind No Doubt and also worked as an animator on Rugrats and The Simpsons
DRav TIL that there are 30+ different stories from all over the world, that detail a World wide flood.
GYRlE TIL the town of Rjukan, Norway receives no natural sunlight from September to March due to the steep mountains that surround it. They've installed 3 large mirrors to reflect light into the town's square. The mirrors track the sun's path and move every 10 secs to create a 600m squared pool of light.
mxr5p Today I Learned We have no idea how smart Racoons are.