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TIL of the salt mine lake disaster which occured in 1980 due to a "minor miscalculation" by Texaco, which resulted in an entire lake being drained into a salt mine. The vortex even reversed the current of the gulf of mexico for 4 days

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ZWOv TIL that Claudette Colvin was the first person arrested for resisting bus segregation. However, since she was only 15 years old (and pregnant), the NAACP decided their secretary, Rosa Parks, would better represent the movement as the ideal segregation protester who would spark the bus boycotts.
LgZ9 TIL that Studio Six, the phony Hollywood production office used in the movie Argo (and during the real-life rescue), was so convincing that after the rescue was complete and the office had folded, it received 26 scripts, including one from Steven Spielberg
oBQWW TIL that of the four Olympic Games German cities were selected to host, two were cancelled due to World Wars 1 and 2, one was hosted under a Nazi flag, and one was hosted by West Germany.
OGODa TIL about Victor Jara: an artist and activist who supported the Socialist Chilean government. After the coup in 1973, Jara was imprisoned by Pinochet’s regime. He was tortured and shot over 40 times, before his body was put on display for other prisoners.
vPvmB TIL Barry Manilow thought "Last Christmas" by Wham! was so similar to his 1978 hit "Can't Smile Without You" that he took George Michael to court. But the case was thrown out after a musicologist presented 60-odd songs from the past century that had a comparable chord sequence and melody.