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TIL that more people died in a Wisconsin wildfire in 1871 than died on 9/11. The fire has been entirely forgotten because the Great Chicago Fire happened the same day.

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8a7bG TIL that in 2004, a comedian went on television posing as a Dow Chemical executive, taking responsibility for the Bhopal chemical disaster, and promising $12 billion in compensation to victims. Dow immediately denied the promise and apology, but their stock value dropped by $2 billion in 23 minutes.
mxGBy TIL there's a genre of music called Breakcore that utilizes traditional elements of hardcore, breakbeat, and drum n bass but at insane tempos and in non-traditional song structures and time signatures usually through manipulating samples. Venetian Snares is an example of one such artist.
ANYPd TIL Idaho (a landlocked state) has an active seaport that is 465 miles (750 KM) away from the Pacific Ocean.
OGAXR TIL about the Rat Park experiment, where rats in isolation preferred drug-laced water and often overdosed, but in a stimulating environment with other rats, they chose plain water over the drugs
4X0Dw TIL BerkShares are an alt-currency in the United States designed and issued for the Berkshire region of Massachusetts with the purpose of fostering local economic growth. Residents purchase them at 95 cents (USD) per BerkShare and around 400 businesses in the area accept them.