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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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XEn7P TIL that Azerbaijan destroyed medieval Armenian graves in what has been referred to as 'cultural genocide'
KOoD4 TIL that the last time the USA officially declared war was in 1941 against Germany, and every "War" after that including Vietnam was never officially declared.
le6a TIL that after declaring bankruptcy, Japan Airlines flight attendant uniforms were sold to the local sex industry after becoming highly sought after by fetishists.
8aoJL TIL the Great cheese riot of 1766 was a reaction to inflated cheese prices. The mayor tried to restore order but was knocked down by a cheese. The military were called & shots were fired, killing one man. He'd been guarding his cheeses
69GXQ TIL That OMG's (Oh My God) First Use Was In A Letter To Winston Churchill In 1917.