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TIL that of the 57 people who died during the eruption of Mt. Saint Helens in 1980, only 6 were in areas authorities had noted as danger areas. 51 of them including an entire family, died while in sections that had been considered safe for camping and recreation.

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6EPO7 TIL that Haiti—the only nation born of a slave revolt—could have been a prosperous country but was impoverished by a crippling, decades-long embargo imposed by Europe and the U.S. after former slaves overthrew the country's European ruling elites.
KWk6 TIL the Khasi people in southern India manipulate rubber tree roots to interweave and grow in a way to form living bridges across rivers. These living bridges increase in strength over time as the trees get bigger and can last hundreds of years and naturally survive the monsoon rains.
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xy01 TIL that when the Emperor told his people that Japan was surrendering in WWII, almost no one understood his Classical Japanese dialect!
DQdwj TIL about a freediver called Herbert Nitsch which has dived to a depth of 214 meters , gaining the title of ''the deepest man on earth''.