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TIL that houses were blown up or demolished during the Great Fire of London in 1666 in an effort to contain and stop the fires.

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vPder Today I learned about the song "Mexico", by Peruvian composer Francis Lopez.
QJm7M TIL Dr. James Simpson, who first showed the effects of chloroform on humans in 1847. He sat with his assistants nightly trying chemicals. After they collapsed and came to after using chloroform, he recognized its anesthetic potential. He nicknamed the first baby delivered by chloroform "Anesthesia."
neOeo TIL about The Roaring Lion, a famous photograph of Winston Churchill in which the photographer intentionally got Churchill to scowl by snatching his cigar right out of his hand.
VBVkm TIL The Statue of Liberty was Originally Designed as an Egyptian Woman
epOrk TIL of the Australian Rhino Project. The project's goal is to transport populations of endangered rhinos to New Zealand and Australia as a means to prevent their extinction from poaching.