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TIL Nazis held a rally at Madison Square Garden in 1939. It was attended by TWENTY THOUSAND people!

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pKgO TIL that one of Seattle’s wealthiest citizens in the late 19th century was a madame. Lou Graham’s brothel made her so rich that she loaned money; her loans helped save other wealthy people after the Panic of 1893. After dying of syphilis, Graham’s estate had no heirs so went to Seattle schools.
ZPYR TIL that in WWI Canadian soldiers used urine-soaked cloths as primitive respirators against chemical attacks. The ammonia in urine would react with the chlorine, neutralizing it, and that the water would dissolve the chlorine, allowing the soldiers to breathe through the gas.
xV160 TIL When Elton John told his parents of his desire to become an entertainer, they tried to steer him towards a more conventional career, like banking. The flamboyant costumes he wore on stage early in his career were a way of ‘letting go’ after his restrictive childhood
KOjAR TIL in 2012, a missing foreign tourist on a vacation in Iceland was found when it was discovered that she was in the search party looking for herself.
XEYwD TIL that some raptors in Australia use burning sticks to spread fire in order to gather food