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TIL the former mayor of Palm Beach Florida was the cousin of Tsar Nicholas II, last Tsar of Russia

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R5mka TIL that on April 1, 1974, a prankster named Oliver “Porky” Bickar set fire to hundreds of old tires in the crater of Alaska's Mount Edgecumbe. Black smoke billowing from the crater convinced nearby Sitka residents that the volcano had erupted, until the prankster wrote “April Fool” on the volcano.
X0Zj6 TIL that sideburns are named after U.S. Civil War General Ambrose Burnside who was noted for his unusual beard, the word burnsides was coined to describe this style. The syllables were later reversed to give sideburns
R7G78 TIL Mosquitoes actively seek small gaps in window screens to enter inside your house.
pZBO TIL the idea that house dust is mostly composed of dead skin is a complete myth
4Yvw TIL a child’s birthday predicts whether they get prescribed ADHD medications. This is thought to be because the immaturity of younger students in a class is misinterpreted as symptoms of ADHD.