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TIL that the Wizard of Oz (1939) popularized Green Witches

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XXkr TIL some weapons and chemicals forbidden by armies to use during war are actively used on civilians, including Tear Gas.
p8yWb TIL that United Cerebral Palsy publishes a Disability Etiquette guide.
V140 TIL that a man once went to Vegas, turned $50 into $40,000,000, and then promptly lost it all before the end of the year.
69QWX TIL: The autocorrect feature in Excel, which converts certain combinations into dates, has mangled up to 30% of published papers, causing significant issues. As a result, at least 27 gene symbols have been forced to change to prevent further errors from occurring.
Y71gZ TIL The 1955 Le Mans disaster was a major crash that occurred on 11 June 1955 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Large pieces of debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring around 120 more.