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TIL that suicide by volcano is an actual thing with more than 1200 people killing themselves in a single volcano untill a barrier was erected

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jNOj TIL Voltaire’s last words, in response to being asked to renounce satan were, “Now is not the time for making new enemies”
EgG8W TIL that in order to repay its debt to the IMF, South Korea began a gold collecting campaign in 1998. The three month campaign saw 3.5 million citizens donate 227 tons of gold, worth about $2.13 billion
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