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TIL: Scientists considered bombing Japanese volcanoes in World War II to trigger eruptions.

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xY7o TIL Steve McQueen’s infidelity saved his life. He was supposed to attend the dinner party where the Manson family murdered Sharon Tate and others, but skipped it after he “ran into a chickie”.
epyyJ TIL bees love balls. They even stop to play with balls even when there is no reward.
yVdDe TIL Little Ice Age (16th - 19th century) led to bad harvests, hunger & starvation for millions of people; increased disease and crime. The 17th century was marked by pronounced political instability and upheaval, such as the English revolutions & wars in Spain, Italy, China, and the Ottoman Empire.
ANA8w TIL that West Point's class of 1915 is referred to as "the class the stars fell on", due to the fact that 59 of its graduates would later become general officers. These included two eventual five-star generals: Dwight D. Eisenhower, later also 34th President of the United States, and Omar Bradley
d8QGK TIL Pierre and Marie Curie’s laboratory books from the 1890s are still so contaminated with radiation that they’re kept in special lead boxes and people who want to see them have to wear protective clothing.