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TIL: Maine is the U.S. state closest to Africa.

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lo4w1 TIL that comedian Redd Foxx, known as the "King of the Party Records" and star of the 1970s sitcom "Sanford and Son," influenced comedians including Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Pat Morita, and Jamie Foxx, who chose his professional surname as a tribute.
LQlo0 TIL: about the 1871 Peshtigo WI Fire. It was far worse than the great Chicago fire that burned on the same day. The fire consumed 17 entire cities and over 1.2 million acres, leaving up to 2,500 dead. The dead were buried in mass graves because there was no one left to identify the bodies.
QPg9 TIL that an Anti-Gay Preacher went to Iceland to hold a sermon. Icelanders reserved all of his tickets and then didn’t show up.
4XNEb TIL the Nazis introduced malaria-carrying mosquitos to Italy in WW2 as revenge after Italy changed sides, causing a 7 year long outbreak in the region.
d8gpE TIL about Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprothesis where you implant part of your tooth in your blind eye to restore sight