TIL In the 1964 Olympics the downhill ski race at Innsbruck was won by E. Zimmerman with a time of 2:18.16. Twelve years later at the same run at Innsbruck the gold was won by Franz Klammer with 1:45.73, beating the old record by over 32 seconds! Often called one of the greatest ski runs in history

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TIL of the Jasper Fire (2000) in South Dakota. The largest fire in the state’s history (83,508 acres), was caused by a woman who dropped her match upon lighting a post-piss cigarette

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TIL In the 1964 Olympics the downhill ski race at Innsbruck was won by E. Zimmerman with a time of 2:18.16. Twelve years later at the same run at Innsbruck the gold was won by Franz Klammer with 1:45.73, beating the old record by over 32 seconds! Often called one of the greatest ski runs in history

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TIL In the 1964 Olympics the downhill ski race at Innsbruck was won by E. Zimmerman with a time of 2:18.16. Twelve years later at the same run at Innsbruck the gold was won by Franz Klammer with 1:45.73, beating the old record by over 32 seconds! Often called one of the greatest ski runs in history

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TIL I learned of Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục, brother of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, was excommunicated by the Catholic church and during that time consecrated bishops various schisms, forming the basis of their claims of apostolic succession back to the Apostles of Jesus.

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