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TIL there is a suburb of Chicago called "Wauconda" (pronounced like Wakonda) that set the record for the largest snowball fight in 2005 with nearly 3000 participants, beating the previous record set at a Swiss ski resort.

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Y7gyB TIL an on-board fire that caused the crash of an Imperial Airways flight in 1933 is suspected to be the first instance of airliner sabotage.
RmJj TIL that in the 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston, at least 300 people lost their lives because the doors opened inwards. This prompted the regulation that all doors in a public building must open outwards.
XEEKR Are they really healthier raw?
nmVP TIL during Delta Force hostage rescue training, the operators sometimes use live ammunition and the “hostages” are other Delta team members, in order to build trust and confidence among the team.
PYdLV TIL it is a criminal offence in the United Kingdom to intentionally drive through a puddle and splash someone, which carries fines of up to £5000 (about US$6500)