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TIL more people attended a 3rd division football match in the U.K. than the Super Bowl in most years

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oGwA TIL that malaria was such a concern for American soldiers during World War II, the military created extended malaria programs to monitor and prevent the disease in Atlanta. It eventually changed its name and became known as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or The CDC.
8KNK TIL that on September 29, 2008 – the day that began the worst stock market crash since the great depression – the opening bell of the NYSE didn’t ring for the first and only time in history.
6EB5w TIL: There was a year where the New England states did not have a summer: 1816. Frost and cold snaps throughout the summer months killed crops and made life miserable.
VMoGD TIL that in the year 1909, the British Intelligence Agency MI6 was formed but it was kept such a secret that it wasn't formally acknowledged until the year 1994.
dDWlB TIL that A 14 year old british boy battling depression created fake online personas to persuade his best friend to attempt his murder. Miraculously surviving the attack, he entered the UK's records as the first person ever charged with inciting their own murder.