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TIL there is clear evidence that one of the largest volanic eruptions in human history took place in the mid-15th century, but scientists still have no idea where it happened

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g8YX TIL that Procrastination can be connected to Perfectionism and can, in that case, be effectively defeated at the root of the problem.
ae1A TIL Meghan Trainor’s song “All About That Bass” plagiarized its melody from a Korean song that came out 8 years earlier.
x6XrD TIL Edmonton built an experimental suburban community with innovative street design in the 1980s over land that used to contain a garbage dump. It's estimated about 85 per cent of the world's cultures are represented there
lEl7 TIL that the average American woman weighs too much to use birth control effectively.
l7nyA TIL: Hootie & the Blowfish had to pay $350k to Bob Dylan for using 'Tangled Up in Blue' & 'Idiot Wind' as lyrics in their tune 'Only Want to be with You'