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TIL there is a rhinoceros-shaped cave in Washington state, formed millions of years ago when lava cooled around a rhinoceros carcass.

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kJYoB TIL about Operation Popeye, where the US attempted to weaponize the weather during the Vietnam War by extending the monsoon season to disrupt North Vietnam's logistics
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