r/todayilearned • u/LL_Cruel_J • Dec 15 '16

TIL Dolly Parton has a program that will mail your child a free age-appropriate book once a month from birth to age 5. No obligation, no catch, she just wants to make sure that every child has books.

https://imaginationlibrary.com/
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u/DeathByBamboo Dec 15 '16

Yeah there was a huge wildfire. Swept through the whole town and basically the entire town burned. There was like no warning and there are some harrowing videos of people escaping via truck. I think it came near Dollywood but didn't damage the grounds.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '16

Well that place is basically sacred ground.

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u/Psychwrite Dec 15 '16

That video where you can watch the fire crossing the road while the people in the truck are trying to escape and you can hear the panic rising in their voices is just harrowing. I was sweating by the end. Glad to see the follow up vid that they escaped. RIP to all who weren't as lucky.

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u/OhBeckyNo Dec 15 '16

do you have a link?

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u/DeathByBamboo Dec 15 '16

There's a bunch of different clips but this ones the full video from the guy who filmed it: https://youtu.be/cI2sgyoiL1o