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TIL in 2013, Jennifer Friede, a Denver marijuana activist who had long championed marijuana as being safer than alcohol, died after getting fatally hit by a drunk driver.

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yVMRX TIL that the best guess for the next "civilization-threatening" volcanic eruption is around 17,000 years from now. This will eject 1 million tonnes of pyroclastic material.
lg4K TIL of the 1986 Lake Nyos disaster which belched out trapped Carbon Dioxide from its bottom in effervescence suffocating every living animal within a 16 mile radius incl. 1700 villagers and 3500 livestock. The blue lake turned deep red from oxidization and water levels dropped by a meter.
rN1j4 TIL While recording her third album, Janet Jackson was harassed by strange men outside her hotel. Instead of running to her producers, she decided to take a stand and 'backed them down'. She decided to write a song about the incident and called it 'Nasty' which became a certified gold single.
4XGDg TIL that, despite being classified as an yellow star, the Sun is actually white when seen from space. I only appears yellow or orange from us here on Earth because of the atmosphere
laXG TIL diehard Halo 2 fans refused to shut off their consoles when the Halo 2 servers where to be shut down. One play remained online for 6 weeks.