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TIL in 1915, San Diego hired a "rain maker" who used a secret mix of chemicals to "attract rain" for $10,000. It rained for most of January, destroying bridges, dams, and causing 20 deaths.

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neOyP TIL that Cambodia under the leadership of the communist Khmer Rouge committed a genocide which killed a quarter of Cambodia's 1975 population (c. 7.8 million). Those targeted were Buddhists, Christians, Muslims, and people with glasses.
vje7 TIL that sex toys have been illegal in Alabama since 1998. However, you can legally buy them if you have a doctor’s note.
PL5E TIL of a man who would inject himself with snake venom in an effort to build up an immunity. He lived to be 100, survived 172 snakebites, and donated his blood to snakebite victims.
MyJK TIL Toy Story 2 got deleted from Pixar but was recovered by an employee who saved the movie to her computer at home while on maternal leave.
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