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TIL that comedian Sid Caesar picked a writers' room of young unknown comics for his hit TV shows in the 50s- including Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Neil Simon and Woody Allen

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ZpZ9D 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.
7ryy7 TIL Somali Museum of Minnesota may now be the only museum in the world dedicated to preserving Somali culture and traditions. Boqor Burhaan, a regional king from Puntland, Somalia, held a reception at the Somali Museum as part of a visit to the Somali community in Minnesota
KOrKR TIL that Rutger Hauer died in 2019 and the character he played in Blade Runner (1982), Roy Batty also died in the year 2019.
Yp0mW TIL the final total solar eclipse will be in 600 million years time, as the moon will be around 30,400km further from the Earth while the sun’s diameter will be around 5% larger.
AD7O7 TIL as part of an April Fool's Day prank in 1989, a TV news station in Seattle reported that the city's iconic Space Needle had collapsed. So many people called 911 that the lines went down, and medical professionals left from hours away to volunteer in the 'recovery' efforts.