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TIL the infamous Great Seattle Fire of 1889 also killed 1 million rats, which completely eliminated the town's major rodent problem

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ekb5 TIL that Amish men don’t wear wedding rings. Instead they grow their beards out. A married man shaving his beard is like lying about his relationship status.
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