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TIL that the name Vermont comes from the French "verd mont" meaning green mountain.

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1abJ8 TIL in a large study of over 680,000 people, it was found women are more empathetic and men more analytical on average.
ODP7 TIL in 1920 the US Army bombed coal miners in WV who were striking for better treatment and living conditions
D15Kv TIL That the levees built for New Orleans after Katrina, the full-blown $14 billion response to repairs needed, will likely be rendered useless in about 4 years unless more significant additions are built for them soon.
ZkPo TIL that for her role of Amy in Gone Girl, Rosamund Pike gained and lost 13 lbs 3 times to play the character at different times in her life. She consumed hamburgers & malts to gain the weight & exercised with a professional boxer for up to 4 hours a day & ran 5 miles (in 42 minutes) to lose weight
DoxV TIL that during WW2, American scientists debated bombing Japanese volcanoes in order to cause massive lava eruptions