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TIL that a man survived the initial Vesuvius explosion in Pompeii, but was crushed by a flying boulder while fleeing.

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9g4r TIL Kurt Vonnegut started a graduate degree in anthropology at University of Chicago, but dropped out. Soon after, they mailed him his degree anyway, saying his publication of “Cat’s Cradle” was “halfway decent anthropology” and counted as his dissertation
p8NaG TIL about the life of Russell Means, an activist of Lakota origin who was an activist in the defense of his people and also one of the first actors of Lakota origin cinema in Hollywood.
jaeX TIL of the Guinea Worm. In 1986, it infected 3.5 million people . Now it is down to 2 cases in 2016. It stands to be the second globally eradicated infectious disease in history, after smallpox.
1Gn4 TIL that in many South Park episodes A-star celebrities star in non-speaking roles. Jerry Seinfeld once offered to lend his voice for an episode, but declined to appear when he was only offered the role as “Turkey #2”.
4xxN TIL National Geographic hires an archivist who has worked by himself in the magazine office basement for over 30 years. He has handled hundreds of thousands of photographs and is responsible for about eight million images in the vintage collection