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TIL Smokejumper Wag Dodge survived being engulfed in a forest fire by lighting a fire and standing in the charred remains.

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4B1J TIL each year the most powerful men in the world meet at Bohemian Grove in California to put on a play, practice nudism, drink, and have super secret talks. In 1942, the planning for the Manhattan Project took place at the grove, leading to the creation of the atom bomb.
Z8MZD TIL AT&T only put the * and # buttons on the phone keypad because they had extra space, and they figured maybe someone someday will find some use for them.
vWBD TIL the two African-American athletes who gave the Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics were also shoeless during the protest. This was to represent black poverty.
E1lao TIL that the popular sports game Football Manager is cited as a factor in 35 divorce cases
LkA4m TIL that in 2013 a novel bat coronavirus was found in a Yunnan cave bat which, unusually, could affect humans; it was extremely similar to the current COVID-19.