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TIL fires that last under snow, through winter, hibernating and sometimes causing wildfires the following spring are called zombie fires.

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dg6d TIL In 1983, Walt Disney Pictures made a full-fledged horror movie, written by Ray Bradbury.
Y48r TIL that during WWII, other candy manufacturers donated their sugar rations to keep Life Savers in production so that the little candies could be shared with Armed Forces as a “tasty reminder of life at home”.
8eLNP TIL that if your SSN was issued before 2011 it reveals where you lived when you got your number. The first 3 digits correspond to a specific state.
J151m Today I learned that the creator of Madness Combat is a furry.
6wBl TIL a New Zealand teen set a friend on fire as a prank. In his defense he stated “If he’d stopped, dropped and rolled, it would have just been a joke instead of a serious incident.”