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TIL Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum wanted to ‘exterminate’ all Native Americans

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BrK4e TIL in 1867, after NYC firemen sent a fire engine/fire gears for use by Columbia, South Carolina which was razed by fire in the Civil War, the state promised to return favor “should misfortune ever befall the Empire City.” After 9/11, Columbia sent a fire ladder truck to FDNY as a gesture from 1867.
M7gk0 TIL that the fastest growing career fields in the U.S. through 2031 are expected to be nurse practioners
YJwW TIL that early in its history, sperm donation had a taste test as part of the screening process.
eyxk TIL that it is near impossible to incapacitate someone with chloroform against their will. It would tak nearly 5 minutes of constant inhanling to render a target incapacitated.
nWpPY TIL that A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and WALL-E were all brainstormed over a single lunch