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TIL King Charles XIV John was born in France and became one of Napoleon’s leading generals, eventually serving as governor of Rome. He later became king of Sweden and Norway. He eventually turned against Napoleon, leading Swedish forces in the coalition that helped defeat his former emperor.
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TIL King Charles XIV John was born in France and became one of Napoleon’s leading generals, eventually serving as governor of Rome. He later became king of Sweden and Norway. He eventually turned against Napoleon, leading Swedish forces in the coalition that helped defeat his former emperor.

en.wikipedia.org
u/carboncopy95437 — 2 hours ago
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TIL that Ken Osmond, who played Eddie Haskell on Leave It to Beaver, later became a Los Angeles police officer. He grew a mustache to avoid being recognized. In 1980, he was shot three times while pursuing a suspect. Two bullets struck his bulletproof vest, while a third hit his belt buckle.

en.wikipedia.org
u/carboncopy95437 — 20 hours ago
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Minisdah Presbyterian Church in Chelsea, Roosevelt County Montana built in 1903 on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

u/carboncopy95437 — 21 hours ago
▲ 147 r/Montana

Abandoned Minisdah Presbyterian Church in Chelsea, Roosevelt County Montana built in 1903 on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

u/carboncopy95437 — 21 hours ago
▲ 312 r/rustyrails

1913 railroad trestle east of Great Falls, MT, USA over the Belt Creek. It was part of the Milwaukee Railroad and abandoned in the 1970’s. Had to ride bike about 2 miles and go through three scary tunnels to get to the gorge trestle with tunnels on both sides.

u/carboncopy95437 — 21 hours ago
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1913 railroad trestle east of Great Falls, MT, USA over the Belt Creek. It was part of the Milwaukee Railroad and abandoned in the 1970’s. Had to ride bike about 2 miles and go through three scary tunnels to get to the gorge trestle with tunnels on both sides.

u/carboncopy95437 — 1 day ago
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TIL that 30 years before the Black Death, Europe suffered the Great Famine of 1315–1317. Relentless rain ruined crops and killed livestock. Starvation became so severe that reports tell of infanticide and cannibalism. Some areas lost 25% of their population.

en.wikipedia.org
u/carboncopy95437 — 2 days ago
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Abandoned 1,693 feet long railroad trestle built in 1913 over the Sage Creek in Fergus County, Montana east of Great Falls. (It’s also a selfie. Can you find me?)

u/carboncopy95437 — 2 days ago
▲ 197 r/ecoregions+1 crossposts

Abandoned 1,693 feet long railroad trestle built in 1913 over the Sage Creek in Fergus County, Montana east of Great Falls.

u/carboncopy95437 — 3 days ago
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TIL that between 1924 and 1965, Grand Canyon National Park rangers killed more than 1,800 feral burros in an effort to protect the park’s landscape. Many of the burros were descendants of animals brought to the region early Spanish miners and prospectors and used as pack animals.

atlasobscura.com
u/carboncopy95437 — 4 days ago
▲ 139 r/wyoming+1 crossposts

Abandoned 1909 Big Island Bridge over Wyoming’s Green River. The 352-foot bridge was built to encourage homesteading in the area, but the alkaline soil proved unsuitable for farming, and the settlement was soon abandoned.

u/carboncopy95437 — 5 days ago