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TIL the Texas City Disaster in 1947 was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions, and resulted in the first ever class action lawsuit against the U.S.

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yVAgV TIL the Rhode Island Royal Charter was only replaced in 1843. The Charter was signed by King Charles II in 1663. When it was replaced, it was the oldest constitutional charter in the world.
VBwV0 TIL in 1963 a 16 year old sent a four-question survey to 150 well-known authors (75 of which replied) in order to prove to his English teacher that writers don't intentionally add symbolic content to their books.
5V1Xr TIL the phrase "dingos ate your baby" used as a joke in comedies like Seinfeld and The Sinpsons originates from a chilling case in Australia where wild dingos snatched a 9-week-old girl from her tent during a camping trip
RB0Q TIL of the Order of the White Feather. During WW1 women would shame non-uniformed men, giving them a white feather for cowardice. One recipient was George Samson who was on his way in civilian clothes to be awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in the Gallipoli campaign.
Oo8NY TIL that the role of 11 years old Moaning Myrtle; the toilet ghost in Harry Potter movies, was played by Shirley Henderson who was 45 years old