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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.

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