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TIL of the Mann Gulch Fire in 1949 that claimed the lives of 13 young firefighters. Crew Chief Wag Dodge survived by setting the first known “escape fire” but was unable to convince his men that it was their only hope of survival.

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BrvXD TIL that the last casualty of the Civil War was the death of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, who after being wounded Battle of Petersburg in 1864 "lingered" until he finally died of his war wounds in 1914. Between his wounding and death he won the medal of honor and was elected Governor of Maine.