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TIL that the deadliest fire in US history was largely forgotten about, because it took place the same night as the Great Chicago Fire.

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rYve TIL - Margaret Hamilton (The Wicked Witch of the West in “The Wizard of Oz”) suffered 3rd-degree burns to her face and hands during the scene in Munchkinland where she exits in a ball of flame.
dDLRj TIL that a man damaged a levy during the 93 flood of the Mississippi River, flooding 57 sq km, in order to delay his wife’s return so he could continue to party.
wPK1 TIL that the ‘great prosperity’ period lasted from 1947-1977. We now live in the 'Great Regression’ period
epg04 TIL there were 8 US Presidents that filed for Bankruptcy
oRwGR TIL the Olympic torch relay was first used in 1936 Berlin. Hitler saw the link with the ancient Games as a way to illustrate that classical Greece was an Aryan forerunner of the Third Reich. The torch relay idea was originally devised by Jewish archaeologist & sports official, Alfred Schiff.