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TIL that firefighting was an event at the 1900 Paris summer olympics. Both professional and volunteer firefighters were allowed to participate. Porto Portugal won the gold in the volunteer category, while Kansas City, USA won in the professional category

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Brn5k TIL Neanderthals practiced cannibalism
4Qpa TIL: the Ogallala Aquifer, the aquifer that is responsible for supplying water for 30% of the United States agriculture, may be depleted by the 2028. The cause: over farming, as well as the coal and oil industries.
6Em0Q TIL George Miller, creator of the Mad Max movie franchise, also directed the family friendly films Happy Feet and Babe: Pig in the City.
vPPQr TIL that eating a single grape can be fatal to a dog.
a8nL9 TIL John Carpenter’s “The Thing”(1982) Was Such a Commercial Failure Upon Release That it Was Called the “Most-Hated Film of All Time” by Horror Magazine Cinefantastique and Universal Pictures Even Dropped its Director John Carpenter From a Multi-Picture Deal