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TIL punk legends Henry Rollins [Black Flag] and Ian MacKaye [Minor Threat/Fugazi] used to work at the same Haagan-Dazs ice cream shop in Washington D.C. in the early 80s. Rollins was the assistant manager before auditioning with Black Flag.

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jv6X TIL in 1943, a Mexican farmer named Dionisio Pulido had a volcano start to form in his corn field. By the early 50s it was over 400 meters tall. Before being evacuated and leaving his home for the last time, he left a sign that read “This volcano is owned and operated by Dionisio Pulido.”
jN5RR TIL a new national park was created at the end of 2019
kOGKd TIL of a KFC knockoff in Bangkok that used Hitler's face instead of the colonel's for the logo
wojO7 TIL it used to be mandatory by law for Indian cinemas to play the national anthem before showing a movie. However, in 2018, the Supreme Court of India decided it wasn't necessary.
9wkoM TIL about Ubasute, a mythical practice from Japan, carrying your elderly parent to a mountain, leaving them to die. The film “Ballad of Narayama” explores this