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TIL San Diego hired a rainmaker to fix its drought in 1916. The floods that followed were the most devastating in the city's history.

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X05Xk TIL During the end of WW2, a German army soldier deserted, impersonated a Luftwaffe captain, and orchestrated the execution of 200 German army deserters held at prison camp
aMAo TIL that Jermaine Dupri was voted off of the Weakest Link first, despite not being the “weakest link” because the other celebrities he was playing with found out that he set up a fake charity to reap pocket the winnings if he won.
KO7Yw TIL: Chicago singer and guitarist Terry Kath's last words were "What do you think I'm gonna do, blow my brains out?" just before put what he thought was an unloaded semi-automatic pistol to his temple and pulled the trigger. He didn't realize there was a round in the chamber.
GAQ7G TIL a reclusive British trader caused a flash crash in 2010 that wiped $1 trillion off the US stock market while trading from his parents house in London.
XEBYE TIL that the US Fish and Wildlife department is planning to dump 1.5 tons of poison rat pellets on an uninhabited island off the coast from San Francisco. This island is one of the largest breeding sanctuaries for sea birds. The poison can move through the food chain.