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TIL there’s a volcano in Indonesia that erupts with blue lava. Local men trek up the mountain daily to mine its sulfur - they carry loads of 180-200 pounds, but the sulfur only sells for only 2.5 cents/pound, so many men make the climb twice a day.

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