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TIL: The Water Level of Spirit Lake Was Permanently Raised by 200ft due to a Volcanic Eruption 40 Years Ago, Preserving a Floating Forest of Fallen Trees

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E1P1w TIL In 1989 the Chinese Communist Party forces at Tiananmen Square used expanding bullets, prohibited by international law, to cause particularly grievous wounds when shooting at protesters, thousands of whom were killed.
OoZKL TIL that 4 sailors survived at sea off the coast of New Zealand for 118 days after their trimaran, the Rose-Noelle, was upturned by a rogue wave. They cut holes in the hull, collected rainwater, and eventually caught and cooked fish. They were in such good shape upon return many doubted their story.
nWo9G TIL About the Great Vowel Shift: A period of time between 1400-1700 AD where modern English pronunciations of words took it's form, which is how far back in time you could travel before you could not longer converse effectively with others.
Ev0P TIL that at night, Disneyland has several feral cats living on the park that they use to catch rats and mice on the park grounds. Disney now treats them like pets, by spaying and neutering them, giving them shots, and having feeding stations set up for them.
J1rgV TIL there are time capsules in NYC not to be opened until 6900