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TIL Tolar, NM has the distinction of being the only town in the USA to be bombed out of existence in World War II. Not that it was a large town at the time. The explosion from an accidental railroad disaster left a crater about 20-feet deep and 60-feet wide - the town was pretty much obliterated.

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XEg1j TIL of the sport of Extreme Ironing. Exponents take ironing boards to extreme locations and iron garments there. Performances have taken place while doing activities such as skiing, surfboarding, diving and marathon running. Two extreme ironers ironed a Union Jack above Everest base camp in 2003.
KOJZB TIL the SKOR candy bar is supposed to mean 'brittle' in Swedish. But that's with the ö spelling. As it is, it just means 'shoes'
kJnmB TIL in 1954, Betty White was criticized for having Arthur Duncan, a Black performer, on her show. When the show went national, affiliates from the South complained, and Betty gave Duncan more airtime. The show was soon canceled.
OWbe TIL Many wineries use barn owls instead of poison for rodent control
wolL8 TIL the Picturephone, the first two way video communication device, was debuted in 1964 by Bell Labs. The device was withdrawn from the market in the early 70s as a commercial failure.