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TIL that in 1929, Charles Lawson took his family Christmas shopping and had a photo taken just days before he murdered his wife and six of his children on Christmas Day, then killed himself. Only his eldest son, Arthur, survived as he was sent on an errand before the tragedy.

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x8Mg TIL distance-running has skyrocketed in popularity 3 times in modern history, each time in the midst of a major crisis: during the Great Depression, in the 1970s during a recession, race riots, assassinations, and Vietnam, and 1 year after 9/11 it became the fastest-growing outdoor sport in the US.
vVxR TIL 130lbs of dioxin were dumped on Vietnam during the Vietnam war. (3oz in New York’s water supply would be enough to wipe out its entire population.)
6EnBW TIL, that if hay bales get wet while in storage, bacteria can grow, which builds heat, and can cause the hay to spontaneously combust.
8abeZ TIL about Minority Games. When people are given the same amount of information, and are supposed to compete for a natural resource, polarization naturally occurs over time.
dDwjj TiL After the Monkees broke up, Peter Tork briefly worked as a high school teacher in the mid-70's. He taught music, social studies, math, French and history, and coached baseball at several schools.