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TIL on the day Judy Garland died, there was a tornado in Kansas

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b6DZN TIL that "American" was the official language of Illinois from 1923 to 1969.
ADX0o TIL that a German carpenter named Georg Elser attempted to assassinate Hitler in November 1939, only one month into WWII. His bomb, hidden at a speech venue, went off successfully but failed to kill Hitler, who had finished his speech and left early.
OYB4 TIL that a Silver Alert, which is a broadcasting alert system, is used to find wandering Alzheimer’s or mentally ill patients, in order to aid their return.
KOowJ TIL that people can be allergic to pork, and it's often referred to as Pork-Cat Syndrome because it's often related to cat allergies.
KYGEB TIL about Dan Rather, a journalist, saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in 1961. He created the first radar weather report, which helped initiate the evacuation of 350,000 people.