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TIL that the snow used in the Wizard of Oz was actually asbestos fibre

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QJW6L TIL of Gillian McKeith, a self-declared nutritionist who has appeared on mainstream UK television presenting herself as a doctor with a PhD despite having no medical qualifications, and has also said misleading things regarding illegal products she sold.
7r0g7 TIL that although the Great Chicago Fire is arguably the most famous fire in U.S. history, a far deadlier fire occurred on the same day in neighboring Wisconsin and Michigan. The Peshtigo Fire was responsible for the deaths of an estimated 2,500 people, more than any other fire in American history.
J1KQ8 TIL mick jagger once bought a mansion while tripping on acid
wLWPY TIL that Eminem and Elton John have been close friends for two decades
5DaP TIL Jim Rice, of the Boston Red Sox, rushed into the stands in 1982 to help a young boy who had been struck in the head by a line drive. Rice carried the boy onto the field, through the Red Sox dugout and into the clubhouse, where the young boy could be treated by the team’s medical staff.