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TIL Dwayne Johnson’s Longtime Stunt Double is also his Real-Life Cousin, Tanoai Reed

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kOp94 TIL of the Lake Nyos Disaster in Camaroon. A limnic eruption (dissolved carbon dioxide suddenly erupts from deep lake waters) killed over 1,700 people.
P1ZyL TIL that tin cans were invented over 75 years before the can opener. Early cans weighed more than the food they contained, and needed to be opened with a hammer and chisel.
8o0K TIL in 2008, high school football coach Kris Hogan got many of the fans of his team to cheer for and support the other team because the other team was from a maximum-security juvenile correctional facility and did not have fans of their own
nWWwd TIL that dandelions are edible and are actually really nutritious and can be eaten raw
dDXdZ TIL American fried rice is a dish consisting of rice, tomato ketchup, meat, and raisins in Thailand. May include other ingredients, such as pineapple and croutons.