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TIL that there is no reason to expect a supervolcanic eruption at Yellowstone in the near future. Such events are ‘neither regular nor predictable’.

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ywKV TIL In the Marvel universe, Santa Claus is actually the world’s most powerful mutant ever registered by Cerebro.
694j8 TIL Coffee contains two chemicals(Cafestol and Kahweol) which can significantly raise your cholesterol. Normal paper filters remove them, but unfiltered coffee is full of them. However, they may have anti-cancer and anti-diabetic properties.
DQXKp TIL there is a satirical political party in Germany called “Die Partie” that has pledged to build a wall around Switzerland and to rebuild the Berlin Wall. They received 900,000 votes in the 2019 EU elections
N7bZ1 TIL that it is impossible for a human to sneeze during sleep due to a bodily state known as REM Atonia as reflex signals are not communicated to the brain.
oVx7 TIL that North Korea formally adopted EMV (chip) debit and credit cards in late 2012, leaving the US the sole remaining holdout country that still hasn’t officially adopted a transition timeline for it.