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TIL that during the 1918 influenza epidemic, volunteers in Seattle made 260,000 face masks in three days
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TIL about Elizabeth McWilliams, a nurse's aid who took care of influenza patients in 1918. She worked tirelessly for patients before contracting the illness herself and dying. Her last words were "I am happy because I've tried to be a real American."
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TIL there are a number of voice recordings of Theodore Roosevelt from his 1912 "Bull Moose" campaign