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TIL the 1815 eruption of Mt. Tambora was the deadliest volcano ever, causing 90,000 deaths and a 'year without summer'

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WBko TIL If you don’t pay child support in Texas you won’t be able to renew your hunting/fishing licence
grmDD TIL the Ball corporation, famous for their mason jars, became a defense manufacturer in aerospace engineering. Their products have been used on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the James Webb Space Telescope among other projects. They no longer directly produce glass jars.
woG7P TIL about Raton, a celebrity fighting bull who killed three people during bullfighting in 2006-2011; this made him highly paid since his fans followed him to different cities to see him fight.
9YKrD TIL that a 'basket case' was coined in WWI to describe a soldier who had lost his limbs in battle and was carried out 'in a basket'
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