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TIL of Orania: South Africa's only remaining whites only town

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Ryl4 TIL pneumonia has been called “the old man’s friend” because of its tendency to quickly kill off those close to death, ending their suffering.
wL9Lo TIL Henry Jay Lewis was an American double-bassist and orchestral conductor. A child prodigy, he joined the L.A. Philharmonic at age 16, becoming the first African-American instrumentalist in a major symphony orchestra and later, the first African-American symphony orchestra conductor in the U.S.
gM4lW TIL when Mussolini’s Air Force attacked Malta in WW2, the British garrison had no defense prepared against the air raids. Luckily, they discovered biplanes packed away in crates and were able to assemble three Gladiators to disrupt the Italians for 10 days before reinforcements arrived.
XnkD TIL “Subaru” is the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster M45, or “The Seven Sisters”, which also inspires their logo.
GA6mN TIL, Lava lakes (pools of molten lava within a volcanic crater) are very rare. Fewer than 10 volcanoes have maintained persistent lava lakes in the past decade.