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TIL about Wizard Island, an island created from a volcanic eruption inside the lake of an older volcanic eruption's caldera

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LQx6p TIL that Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake is an annual race where participants chase a rolling cheese down a steep 200-yard hill. Falls are common and can cause serious injuries, but people eagerly compete, making it a thrilling yet risky event.
5YyjR TIL Victoria Pierro, the 6-year-old girl that saved her entire family from a burning house in Swampscott, MA. Victoria woke when the fan she used stopped running and she could see fire outside her window. She alerted her entire family, including her firefighter dad, saving them all from the fire.
W7E7X TIL the longest and most contentious election for the speaker of the U.S House of Representatives occurred during its 34th Congress (1855-1857). It lasted two months, took 133 ballots, and necessitated a rule change allowing for a simple plurality of members to select the speaker.
MegwB TIL that with so much time to devote, prison inmates are training service dogs for wounded veterans in only 1 year compared to the standard 2-5 years.
XE5mQ TIL that the high number of soldiers blinded during World War I, in some cases due to poison gas, led Germany to start the first school for guide dogs.