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TIL the first known instance of a storm chaser or meteorologist killed by a tornado occurred in 2013 when Tim Samaras, his son Paul, & Carl Young were killed near El Reno, OK by the widest tornado ever recorded. It expanded from 1 mile to 2.6 miles wide in about 30 seconds as it closed in on them.

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xnB0 TIL a German woman named Thea Alba became famous in the 1920s because she’s could write 10 different things with all 10 fingers at the same time. She could also write using both hands, both feet, and her mouth simultaneously spelling in different languages.
6AwY TIL in 2011 Texas abolished last-meal requests after condemned prisoner Lawrence Russell Brewer requested a large meal and didn’t eat any of it. His order included two chicken steaks, a triple- cheeseburger, a bowl of fried okra, a pound of barbecued meat, three fajitas, and a meat-lover’s pizza.
kOrBW TIL that in 2006, Gnarls Barkley removed their hit single 'Crazy' from music stores after it remained at the top of the British charts for 9 weeks, so people would "remember the song fondly and not get sick of it".
DVAr TIL: The monkey wrench was named using a purposeful misspelling of Moncky, the inventor’s last name.
oRmxr TIL that Monday kicked off Good Night Lights week in Providence, RI, where each night at 8:30pm residents with a view of Hasbro Children’s Hospital flicker lights in their homes for one minute to signal goodnight to patients there.