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TIL that the first documented fire tornado occurred in Canberra, Australia in 2003. As opposed to a fire whirl (fire sucked up into the air), a fire tornado is a literal tornado made of fire.

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ZpE0D TIL about Togo the lead sled dog for musher Leonhard Seppala during the 1925 Serum Run to deliver much needed diphtheria medicine to Nome, Alaska. He took a longer (261 miles) and riskier route than other lead dog but his efforts were overshadowed by Balto, the lead dog for the final leg (53 miles).
xVOro TIL an off-duty Brazilian policeman in uniform had a cell phone in his back pocket when he visited his parents to do laundry. His parents were being held hostage by 2 robbers; when the policeman turned to flee, the robbers shot him in the buttock, but his Nokia Lumia 520 phone stopped the bullet.
Arro TIL comedian Eddie Izzard completed 43 marathons in 51 days with no history of long distance running
mxEaY TIL that Aztecs were one of the few ancient civilizations where education was mandatory for everyone, boys and girls from all social status were educated at home and later at schools (although the kind of school depended on gender and class)
aV60 TIL that dietary imbalances are a far greater cause of cancer than chemical exposure