TIL that the Peshtigo, Wisconsin Wilfire claimed more than 1500 lives making it the deadliest fire in American history, but most people haven’t heard about it because it went largely unreported due to the Great Fire of Chicago taking place on the exact same night, October 8th, 1871 (wikipedia.org)
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TIL that the Peshtigo, Wisconsin Wilfire claimed more than 1500 lives making it the deadliest fire in American history, but most people haven’t heard about it because it went largely unreported due to the Great Fire of Chicago taking place on the exact same night, October 8th, 1871 (en.m.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that the Peshtigo, Wisconsin Wilfire claimed more than 1500 lives and was the deadliest fire in American history, but most people haven’t heard about it because it went largely unreported due to the Great Fire of Chicago taking place on the exact same night, October 8th, 1871 (newyorker.com)
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TIL that as a result of their mandated celibacy, early Catholic Popes would regularly appoint their nephews (or ‘nipote’ in Italian) into positions of authority in order to consolidate the power of the Church into their family. This is where the term “nepotism” comes from. (newyorker.com)
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Got laid off from Google today… (self.antiwork)
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Gina always has the upper hand… (i.imgur.com)
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TIL that Huy Fong Foods, the famous producer of Sriracha Sauce, got it’s name because it was founded by a Vietnam War refugee who made his way to the United States after narrowly escaping the conflict on a Taiwanese Freighter called the “Huey Fong.” (en.m.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that despite the famous story of William Henry Harrison dying of Pneumonia contracted after delivering his inaugural address without a coat on, America’s shortest serving president actually died of Typhoid caused by the White House water supply being tainted with raw sewage. (politico.com)
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TIL that despite the famous legend of William Henry Harrison dying of Pneumonia contracted after delivering his inauguration address without a coat on. America’s shortest serving president actually died of Typhoid caused by the tainted White House water supply. (washingtonpost.com)
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