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TIL Hawaii’s largest-ever earthquake occurred in 1868, and the aftershocks are STILL being observed.

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rNeXd TIL about the “Starving Time” in the colony of Jamestown, a devastating winter which caused all but 61 of the original 500 colonists to starve to death, with several people resorting to cannibalism.
pD68 TIL that a newspaper posted a poll asking readers if watching Blackfish – a documentary critical of SeaWorld for keeping orcas captive – changed their opinions of SeaWorld. The results were “No.” It was later revealed that 55% of the votes came from a single IP-address … hosted by SeaWorld
J1BPQ TIL that the ancient city of Troy was believed to be purely mythological until its ruins were discovered in the 19th century
gWy4 TIL Disney is making a sequel to Boy Meets World called Girl Meets World. Corey and Topanga may star in it.
gMaXL TIL It took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 billion.