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TIL that the patent for the first cast iron fire hydrant was lost in the Great Patent Office Fire of 1836.

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y6Av TIL a Chiefs superfan known as “Helmet Man” was banned from attending games because he was part of the Witness Protection Program for being a witness in the 1993 WTC bombing.
vPlQj TIL of the Batavia, a Dutch East India Company ship that wreaked off the west coast of Australia in 1629. A war between the survivors broke out, as a merchant onboard led a plot to murder and enslave the others and found a personal kingdom.
R7jw6 TIL "It ain't over 'til it's over" wasn't a phrase until Yogi Berra coined it in 1973
grW9W TIL: In the 25 years since Ron Goldman’s family won a $33,500,000 civil judgement against OJ Simpson for wrongful death, he has only paid the family about $133,000.
6amQ TIL, Apple in the 80s paid gaming magazines to downplay Mac’s gaming abilities, which was better than the PC’s, to project them as professional tools