In 1915, a man named Charles Hatfield convinced the town of San Diego that he could create rainfall using a secret mix of chemicals. The city offered to pay him $10,000 if he could end their drought. A few days later, the town experienced the worst flood of the 20th century. Hatfield never got his money. The city council claimed the floods were an act of God, not an act of Hatfield.
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