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TIL that the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning in 2020 because of a wildfire.

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5YDdr TIL in 2013 the city of Karlskoga made their policies gender neutral and switched their snow removal to clearing pedestrian paths first as women use these more. There was no cost to make this change and they saw a reduction in injuries and lost productivity due to injuries in slippery conditions.
b6lyQ TIL that the Palace of Justice in Belgium has been under renovation continuously since 1984, so long that the scaffolding used for the renovation is now in need of renovation itself since it is dangerously rusty
b9oYj TIL: in 2004, police discovered a fully equipped movie theater the Paris Catacombs. It was equipped with a giant cinema screen, seats for the audience, projection equipment, film reels of recent thrillers and film noir classics, a fully stocked bar, and a complete restaurant with tables and chairs.
QJj4E TIL that nazi symbol has nothing to do with swastika.it was hakenkreuz. Swastika was never mentioned in his book mein kampf. Hitler first saw the Hooked Cross symbol in a Christian monastery (Lambach Abbey) which he attended as a boy. He later adopted it as an emblem for his party.
78mgZ TIL about Peter Tuchman, a stock trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, famously known as the "most photographed trader on Wall Street" and often featured in reaction shots during especially volatile trading days.