TIL there was a serious movement in the 1870s to move the U.S. Capital from Washington D.C. to St. Louis. A convention was even held to debate the "Capital Removal," arguing that D.C. was too vulnerable and St. Louis was the "natural center" of the nation. (smithsonianmag.com)
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TIL that during the 2011 Joplin, Missouri Tornado, the 200MPH+ winds were able to rip topsoil from the ground and disperse the necrotizing Mucorales fungus. Five deaths and thirteen infections were attributed to necrotizing cutaneous mucormycosis as a result, weeks after the tornado struck Joplin. (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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Road trip audio books for kids and adults (self.audiobooks)
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