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TIL A volcanic eruption in Indonisia in 1815 temporarily altered the Earth’s climate resulting in many parts of the US Northeast accumulating 6 inches of snow from June 6th-7th the following year

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nxwG TIL that if a song is close to 60 beats per minute and people start to breathe in time with the music it starts to slow their heart rate and make people feel more relaxed
Wk8oN TIL of Gnosticism, a early form of Christianity that viewed Yahweh as a evil, lesser god who created the material universe (which was purposely flawed) . They believed Jesus saved them from Yahweh to meet the one, true God who was shrouded in mystery. This was condemned as heresy by the early church
vxx TIL That Keanu Reeves deferred his salary for The Devil’s Advocate to ensure the budget could afford Al Pacino for his role in the movie. He did it again for The Replacements to get Gene Hackman.
xVVR7 TIL that as a part of his celibacy experiments, Mahatma Gandhi used to sleep nude with his young female companions which included his 17 year old grand-niece Mridula Gandhi
6EpaJ TIL The Big Ben is the name of the bell, not the Clock Tower and it sounds an E Natural