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KYJw9 TIL that firefighters in rural Tennessee let a home burn to the ground in 2010 because the homeowner hadn’t paid a $75 fee.
l7NRA TIL the Mexican War of Independence and the Mexican Revolution occurred 100 years apart. Because of that, their bicentennial and centennial were celebrated together in 2010. Both events also lasted about 10 years.
5YrN9 TIL Doordash subsidizes their own payment of drivers with your tip— IE if you think you tipped $5 extra, they actually used $2 to “pay” the driver.
epwXg TIL in Louisville, KY, 1855 the Know-Nothing Party attempted to guard polls and prevent Democrat-leaning Irish and German Catholics from voting. Riots broke out, and Know-Nothings roamed the streets, vandalizing, looting, and burning. Historians estimate deaths at 19-22; Catholics estimate over 100
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