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TIL The Russians showed up 12 days late to the 1908 Olympics in London because they were using the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian calendar.

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epeE4 TIL that the WWII Japanese military had a wildfire campaign targeted at the USA, launching some 9,000 fire balloons into the jet stream, with an estimated 11% reaching the U.S. between November 1944 and April 1945. In the end the balloon bombs caused a total of six fatalities.
PBWZ TIL in San Antonio, TX, lynchings used to be held in front of the San Fernando Cathedral until the priest cut the trees in which the hangings took place
1a5R8 TIL Michael Jackson tried to have Eminem's 'Just Lose It' video taken down due to a diss. Jackson bought the rights to all of Eminem's works and Sony just only reclaimed the rights in 2016
ne4Jo TIL of Centralia, PA: A town mostly abandoned since an underground mine fire started in 1962 and still burns to this day. In 2002 the town had its zip code revoked after the graves started burning. The EPA warns: “Walking and/or driving in the immediate area could result in serious injury or death.”
rMW TIL Bill Murray was arrested in 1971 for smuggling 9lbs of marijuana through O'Hare Int'l Airport