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TIL on August 6th, 1970, over 300 hippies invaded Disneyland and assumed control over Tom Sawyer Island

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Xd1j TIL 2016 had also taken Dr Donald Henderson. He led the effort to eradicate smallpox, which killed 500 million in the 20th century alone.
wLjo1 TIL The Dow Chemical Company started in the bromine industry, selling at 36 cents per pound vs the German Bromkonvention's 49 cents per pound. In response, Bromkonvention flooded the US market with Bromine at 15 cents per pound, all of which Dow purchased and then sold at 27 cents back in Europe.
DQ5xj TIL that there is a species of bison native to Europe. The European Bison is the largest land animal in Europe, is a national animal of Poland, and whose populations were driven to extinction in most of Europe and Asia in late antiquity.
nWvZG TIL of the Ice Cream barge, a concrete barge that was acquired by U.S. Navy to make Ice Cream for troops in the Pacific during WW2. It produced 10 US Gallons (38 L) of Ice Cream every 7 minutes.
R7nv7 TIL before becoming famous for carrying the pilgrims to America; the Mayflower was a merchant ship that transported wine, cognac and vinegar between France and Spain