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TIL that a Soviet underground nuclear test triggered an earthquake that measured 6.97 on the Richter scale and created a 2 km lake with the ensuing 80 million ton avalanche!

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QNDr6 TIL that when a volcanic eruption started a few hundred meters from the main settlement of the island of Heimaey, a stroke of luck in the form of a storm during the prior days meant that almost the entire fishing fleet was in the harbor which aided in the speedy evacuation of the 5,300 inhabitants.
yVlbv TIL that Sylvester Stallone claims he remembers several past lives including one in which he was beheaded by a guillotine.
6v0l TIL that US veterans can have Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor, engraved in their headstones as a religious symbol.
YmjP TIL AA has a 5-10% success rate. About the same as anyone trying to quit by themselves.
gEo8 TIL Elon Musk doesn’t patent any of SpaceX’s technology because their only competition is China, and China ignores patent’s.