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TIL that Anna Jarvis was the founder of Mother's Day in the US

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grr8b TIL that there was a real life Fat Man from the Fallout series (which is a portable mini nuclear warhead launcher) created by the US Military in 1961 called the Davey Crockett. It never saw use in combat.
wrEE TIL a Sea Organ in Croatia continuously plays music powered by waves that flow through tubes located underneath a set of large marble steps
mZo TIL there is a dog suicide bridge in Scotland
mgQM TIL dolphins will purposeful dose themselves with a potentially deadly neurotoxin by agitating pufferfish. When taken in small amounts, the toxin has a narcotic effect on the dolphins.
yQ56a TIL of Paricutín. A volcano that emerged suddenly on 1943 from a farmer’s land in a matter of day. Now peaking at 9200ft, it’s still the first ever volcano whose birth has been witnessed by human eyes.