TIL about Åke Ohlmarks, who created the first Swedish translation of The Lord of the Rings, which as disliked by many, including Tolkien himself, due to several errors and changes it made to the original books. Ohlmarks later pushed a conspiracy that Tolkien was somehow connected to Occultism.

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TIL during WW2, UK built decoy sites to divert bombers from the high priority industrial target sites. At the “Special Fire’ sites – nicknamed Starfish – dedicated crews used controlled fires and lighting effects to simulate burning targets and industrial activity.

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TIL fires from Christmas lights were a significantly higher risk before LEDs. Bulbs could get hot to the touch after only a few minutes, and when wrapped around a dry tree could ignite.

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TIL Pep was a prison dog sent to Eastern State Pen in Philadelphia in 1924 to help with moral and keep rodents away. He was inducted into the prison with his own inmate number and was paw-printed. He was “accused of murdering a cat.” The accusation was just as a joke.

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TIL about Åke Ohlmarks, who created the first Swedish translation of The Lord of the Rings, which as disliked by many, including Tolkien himself, due to several errors and changes it made to the original books. Ohlmarks later pushed a conspiracy that Tolkien was somehow connected to Occultism.

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TIL about Åke Ohlmarks, who created the first Swedish translation of The Lord of the Rings, which as disliked by many, including Tolkien himself, due to several errors and changes it made to the original books. Ohlmarks later pushed a conspiracy that Tolkien was somehow connected to Occultism.

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TIL during WW2, UK built decoy sites to divert bombers from the high priority industrial target sites. At the “Special Fire’ sites – nicknamed Starfish – dedicated crews used controlled fires and lighting effects to simulate burning targets and industrial activity.

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TIL Pep was a prison dog sent to Eastern State Pen in Philadelphia in 1924 to help with moral and keep rodents away. He was inducted into the prison with his own inmate number and was paw-printed. He was “accused of murdering a cat.” The accusation was just as a joke.

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