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TIL: in 1983 a massive landslide in Utah dammed the Spanish Fork river, creating "Thistle Lake" and flooding the town of Thistle, UT under about 200 feet of water. The town had to be evacuated and is a ghost town today.

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bdAZ TIL 92 high ranking officials (judges, lawyers, policemen, and a state legislator) were arrested & indicted in the Chicago area for corruption; including profiting from murder, bribery, racketeering, etc. Operation Greylord involved the first listening device ever placed in a judge’s chambers.
ekxJ TIL in 1885 when Nikola Tesla was working for Thomas Edison, he claimed he could redesign Edison’s inefficient motor and generators. Edison said there’d be $50K US for Tesla if he got it done. After a few months he did and Edison said “Tesla you do not understand our American humor” Tesla resigned.
OoPba TIL a family of three making less than $105,000 a year in San Francisco qualifies for public housing assistance.
b66Ma TIL The bubonic plague still exists and kills a few people each year in the US
M7LnA TIL in 1998, Gerald Blanchard parachuted onto an Austrian castle at night to steal the jewel "Star of Empress Sisi." He swapped it with a gift shop replica, and the theft wasn’t noticed for 2 weeks. His bold stunt and attention to detail made it one of the most daring heists in modern history.