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TIL In 1998 the E.L.F. burned down the Vail Ski Resort causing $12 million in damages.

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R5044 TIL writer, anarchist, and environmentalist Edward Abbey was secretly buried in the Arizona desert as per his wishes. It took his friends 5 cases of beer, some whiskey, and 2 attempts to fulfill his wish.