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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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aDRb TIL: ABC News went undercover in the Better Business Bureau, and registered the terror group, “Hamas” as a business, paid them $425 for an A- rating.
rN4D0 TIL in 2016 archaeologists discovered the first incidence of cannabis being used as a “shroud” covering in a human burial. The 2,400 year old tomb also contained 13 complete cannabis plants, suggesting that it was locally grown along the Silk Road.
DjjJ TIL the kindness of the allied forces accidentally killed some Holocaust survivors. Upon being liberated, the soldiers brought food to the severely emaciated survivors. The problem is people who are that emaciated can’t handle large amounts of food so quickly. It ended up killing them.
mx8rE TIL that Maroon 5 was banned from China after keyboardist Jesse Carmichael wished the Dalai Lama of Tibet a happy birthday on Twitter
4LVR TIL MC Hammer spent $30 million on a mansion in the hills above Oakland. When he went bankrupt he sold it for $6.8 million.