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TIL that old fire houses had towers constructed to hang the firehoses up to dry. Canvas hoses had to be dried thoroughly to avoid deterioration.

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N7ZbE TIL that the scene in IT: Chapter Two and in the novel where a group of teens assault a homosexual man and his partner before tossing one of them over a bridge to his death was actually based on a true story. Stephen King borrowed details from the real life event, and added Pennywise to it.
W1bN TIL In 1982 a 15 year old runaway lived in an elevator shaft for 2 months. He rewired the elevator to work as he wanted, and was caught when residents smelled cooking hot dogs.
neaRd TIL that most Jigsaw Puzzle companies use the same cutouts for Puzzle pieces, which can be mashed up to create brilliant surreal art creations
Z80xQ TIL About White House Journalist Lester Kinsolving, Who Repeatedly Raised the Issue of The AIDs Epidemic During Reagan Administration Press Conferences, Only to be Ridiculed with Homosexual Slurs by Press Secretary Larry Speakes.
XEMaX TIL Kaiser Wilhelm once spanked Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, his cousin, while the Tsar was looking out a window. Because Wilhelm refused to apologize, the Tsar awarded a major arms contract to France instead of Germany.