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TIL that Hawaii is not part of the “Ring of Fire”.

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Y7YJx TIL about William C. Rogers III, the captain of USS Vincennes. Under his command, the US navy warship shot down Iran Air Flight 655 that is carrying 290 occupants. All onboard including 66 children perished. Later on Rogers was awarded the Legion of Merit for his service.
DQOpg TIL that due to a bad hand cramp, Tina Weymouth was unable to play bass on the studio recording of the Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love". One of the studio engineers had to take her place.
PYKGe TIL Even though a chess grandmaster can perfectly rearrange a midgame chessboard after seeing it for only 3 seconds, they can't do the same when the pieces are placed at random. They rely on a process called "chunking" (pattern recognition) vs common perception that they have photographic memories.
OG46Y TIL of the Erfurt Latrine Disaster. During a meeting called by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, the second floor of the cathedral collapsed. 60 German nobles died when they fell through the first floor into the latrine cesspit below. Many died drowning in liquid excrement.
1aMBW TIL: NASA and NOAA feared 5G would mess up weather forecast