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TIL That there is a volcano in Ethiopia that spits blue lava

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vP1Rr TIL that two 16-year-olds got lost in the Canadian wilderness while snowboarding, but were able to stay warm by burning their homework. The two boys were rescued the following day and managed to avoid frostbite, sustaining only minor injuries
ADX4x TIL: In Japanese mythology, the Unicorn is a fierce creature able to root out criminals, instantly punishing them by piercing them through the heart with its horn
XEMwE TIL On average, genetic similarity between any two humans is 99.9%. There is about 2–3 times more genetic diversity within the wild chimpanzee population, than in the entire human gene pool.
7881r TIL that the NYPD has a special beekeeping unit that was established in 2010 when beekeeping became legal in the city. In the last few weeks, they've relocated over 40,000 honeybees to orchards around the state. They most recently relocated 8,000 bees who swarmed 3 World Trade Center.
xWlo TIL the population of Kabul, Afghanistan has grown from 500,000 in 2001 to about 4 million today after the elimination of the Taliban regime.