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TIL the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa (one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history) was so powerful that it ruptured the eardrums of sailors 64km (40mi) away, created tsunamis over 40 metres high, and was so violent that it was heard 3,110km (1,930mi) away in Australia

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Blor TIL of ‘Courage’, the Wedge-Tailed Eagle mascot of the Second Australian Calvary Regiment. After refusing to cooperate on a training exercise, Courage flew away for two days. Once located, he was found to have been AWOL, and was formally demoted from the rank of Corporal back to Trooper.
KokR TIL Keanu Reeves donated $80 million of his $114 million earnings of the Matrix sequels to the special effects and makeup staff, stating “Money is the last thing I think about.”
QroL TIL Zeus, god of lightning and the sky and ruler over all the gods, actually feared Nyx, goddess of the night,
l4p1 TIL that in 2012 the laws of succession were altered to allow the eldest child born within the British Royal family, regardless of gender, to precede his or her siblings.
xVwvB TIL despite having PTSD after being buried alive by a bomb, & having a doctor's testimony that he'd been unfit to command, Eric Poole became the first commissioned officer to be executed by British military authority in WW1, after deserting