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TIL of the Jasper Fire (2000) in South Dakota. The largest fire in the state’s history (83,508 acres), was caused by a woman who dropped her match upon lighting a post-piss cigarette

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4XbgX TIL the dab we all know probably evolved from the humble adab
mxEgR TIL that the creator of Rocko’s Modern Life, Joe Murray, was asked by executives to put a female role model in the show. After some back and forth, a female executive requested “"a professional woman, someone with a good hook.". So, Murray created Dr Hutchinson, a female doctor with a literal hook.
5Yykn TIL that one of the principle deniers of the Cambodian Genocide of 1975-1979 (the British Academic Malcom Caldwell) was (almost certainly) killed by the Khmer Rouge (probably under the orders of Pol Pot) shortly after interviewing Brother Number One on Dec. 22 1978.
NXwbP TIL that I learned that "Passamaquoddy" is not just a fictional town from the movie "Pete's Dragon", but also the name Native American/First Nations people who live in northeastern North America.
Z8XnB TIL of Noor Inayat Khan - renowned for her service in the Special Operations Executive. The first female wireless operator sent from Britain to France, she was captured by Nazis, her notes found but she refused to speak. Even under interrogation. She was executed in Dachau at 30