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TIL that 67% of all fire departments in the United States are entirely or mostly staffed by volunteers

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M7xgb TIL the derogatory meaning of 'snake oil salesman' originated to describe people who sold counterfeit snake oil when actual snake oil was widely accepted to be a legitimate medicine.
LQv4d TIL The harmonica player on The Doors Roadhouse Blues was John Sebastian (Creator of Welcome Back Kotter theme song) who used a fake name on the album due to contractual obligations!
5YQek TIL American Noah Webster is primarily responsible for the differences between American and British spelling, but many of his changes never stuck, such as medicine=medicin, ache=ake, soup=soop, tongue=tung, women=wimmen, and weather=wether
b5np TIL that there is a business labyrinth in a limestone deposit in Kansas City.
v1mJB TIL that Lake Erie has its own sea monster myth. Named "Bessie", the monster is similar in description to the Loch Ness monster. The minor league hockey team Cleveland Monsters are named after the myth, even though their mascot is a seagull.