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TIL a Canada couple engaged in a neighbor feud dumped massive piles of fresh cow manure along their property line. A judge found them guilty of using the poop as a tool of harassment and fined them $15,000.

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J1Ag1 TIL Cows have best friends. Studies have shown that cows become stressed when separated from their best friends. This finding highlights the social nature of cows and their ability to form close bonds with one another.
VBQgQ TIL Union Army General John Sedgwick died scolding his men due to them taking cover from sharpshooter fire. Striding around in the open, his last words were “They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."
kOgOm TIL of Otto Skorenzy, the 6' 4" 250lb German solider listed by MI5 as The Most Dangerous Man in Europe. Part of the Nazi Werewolf operations and responsible for a raid on a mountaintop castle, he allegedly went on to work for Mossad.
Br9By TIL The Great Coffee - Sugar War ( 1897 -1903) was fought between 'Coffee King' (John Arbuckle) and 'Sugar King' (Henry Osborne Havemeyer). The Price War was eventually won by John Arbuckle although the 'legal fees' alone cost each party millions of Dollars (not adjusting for inflation)
xVj7w TIL the phrase “get your goat” originated in horse racing. Horses would get very nervous before a race, so a goat partner would be placed in their stall for the night to help calm them. Unscrupulous opponents would then steal the goat in an effort to upset the horse and make them lose.