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TIL Under particular conditions, some volcanic vents can produce large visible smoke rings

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47Jw TIL Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” only reached #9 on the US charts when the song was first released in 1976, but reached #2 in 1992 after Wayne’s World came out
grveA TIL that the yellow or orange color of cheese is the result of dyes. The colors are not natural, anymore.
MeDjW TIL 'Organic' food in the EU does not mean 'no pesticides.' It means up to 28 pesticides allowed.
gMX9y TIL: In 1997 500 Chinese locals dug a road into the mountains to retrieve the bodies of two US airmen found in their crashed B24 after a raid on Japan.
nkp9 TIL that a “moment” is actually medieval unit of time that is equal to 1.5 minutes. There are 40 moments in an hour.