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TIL The Killer Lake, Lake Nyos, suddenly killed people and livestock due to the release of immense amount of carbon dioxide.

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GAYmg TIL former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was dressed every morning — including underwear — by his personal valet, John Moaney.
lnJa TIL eating raw potatoes can make you sick to your stomach due to indigestibility, toxins, and bacteria.
4XRRX TIL that Nicholas Cage has a Goth Son who sang in a Black Metal band and invented a genre called "Ghost Metal" in which he incorporates ancient instruments, like the Bouzouki, to invoke a "ghostly feeling".
9rJQ TIL British writer Norman Douglas’ last words were “Get those fucking nuns away from me.”
9wdX7 TIL: The oldest time capsule in the US was buried in 1795 by Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House and was found by accident in 2014 by workers trying to fix a water leak