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TIL BioLab Chemical also had a massive fire in 2004

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9mw6 TIL that Thomas & Friends was not the first television adaption of the Railway Series - in 1953, the BBC commisioned a live adaption of “The Sad Story of Henry” During broadcast, a failure to switch the points caused the model of Henry to derail and a human hand to reach out and re-attach it.
MBn7 TIL that Colonel Sanders made surprise visits to KFC restaurants. If dissatisfied with the food he threw it to the floor while cursing out the employees.
aGGZ TIL of Witold Pilecki, a Polish soldier who volunteered to be caught and sent to Auschwitz so that he could report on the atrocities occurring there. After 2 ½ years as a prisoner, he escaped.
R9Nw TIL a town in Tennessee hanged an elephant for murder in 1916.
b6jNa TIL the lyrics for "Duel of Fates" in Star Wars are from a Welch poem. The poem is about a magician who animates trees into an army.