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TIL Female Elephants Are Called Cows, and Their Babies Are Called Calves.

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x68Jo TIL that in 1986 a limnic eruption caused a toxic gas cloud of CO2 to be released from Lake Nyos. The cloud traveled downhill at 30mph and killed 1,786 people nearly instantly. People have since moved back to the area, and scientists believe it is only a matter of time before this could happen again
0nDL TIL that Owen J. Baggett, an American pilot in WW2 became the first pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft while parachuting with an M1911 pistol
aJVo TIL that there’s a mathematical formula, that when graphed, can visually reproduce itself
KOlWE TIL That during WW2 there were around 250,000+ Filipino soldiers that fought for the allied forces and were promised the same compensation as their American counterparts, but in 1946 Truman signed the Rescission Act of 1946 which denied Filipino soldiers all of their benefits.
loLV TIL: The Moken - a tribe of nomadic sea gypsies - have learned to adapt their eyes to see with clarity underwater