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kMDe TIL of The Smokey Bear effect which was an indirect result of the Smokey Bear campaign. The Smokey Bear campaign has been so successful at preventing forest fires that it has allowed trees and debris to pile up on the forest floor, indirectly resulting in forest fires that burn larger and hotter.
DQK9v TIL A section of Dallas settled by former slaves was pronounced “Ellum” instead of Elm Street by residents and the name stuck. In the 1920s Deep Ellum started to become a destination for jazz and the blues and has over 30 live music venues today in the space of only a few miles
xVxVw TIL in 1937, upon meeting Hitler, Viscount Halifax thought he was a footman and handed him his coat upon arrival. A long and barbed meeting with the Führer then ensued.
v1l6K TIL Italian law forbids school cafeterias from serving deep-fried foods
OGnEY TIL Joseph McCarthy falsely claimed participation in 32 aerial missions in order to qualify for a Distinguished Flying Cross and multiple awards of the Air Medal, which the Marine Corps chain of command decided to approve in 1952 because of his political influence