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TIL the Iroquois Confederacy declared war on Germany in WWI and WWII

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KY1YE TIL in much of the U.S. "cider" normally refers to unfiltered apple juice rather than the alcoholic beverage (otherwise known as "hard cider")
wLeYE TIL Steven Spielberg didn’t want to direct Indiana Jones because it was planned to be a trilogy and he didn’t want to write 2 more scripts. George Lucas told him not to worry as he’d already written them, but when time came for the first sequel, Lucas revealed he’d written nothing for either sequel.
aYKM TIL the Orange County, FL School District, that had previously allowed outside religious groups to hand out Bibles to school kids, completely reversed that policy after the Satanic Temple requested the right to hand out copies of “The Satanic Children’s Big Book of Activities” under the same policy
p8jRp TIL that more than 98 inches of water rained down on Cherrapunji, India in two days (June 15-16, 1995). This is the world record for the most rain to fall in a 48-hour period.
oByQW TIL that camels eat cactus no problem. Using hardened protrusions called papillae to guide their chew. They guide their bites and swallow the thorns vertically to avoid being poked. This isn't to say it still doesn't cause discomfort, camels just tank it.