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TIL during the 1981 Indy 500, a driver and a mechanic were engulfed in a flameless and smokeless methanol fire.

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jN6QQ TIL The League of Women Voters used to run presidential debates that gave every nominee a equal amount of time to speak, Republicans and Democrats joined together to make the Commission for Presidential Debates, making it harder for third parties to be fairly represented
78ZD7 TIL that the British won a significant naval victory after the Battle of Yorktown in the Caribbean, called the Battle of the Saintes, which returned their advantage at sea. This had a major impact on the post-American Revolution peace treaty giving the British much better terms.
gNQb TIL elephants are afraid of bees!
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