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TIL After mature male bull elephants are sent off to fend for themselves they do not become lone wanderers detached from any community. The males travel together, drink together and form friendships that, like human relationships, may change with the seasons or last a lifetime.

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KPm6 TIL in WWI a messenger pigeon, Cher Ami, saved an surrounded American battalion that was being shelled by friendly artillery. It carried a message through heavy fire that said “WE ARE ALONG THE ROAD PARALELL 276.4. OUR ARTILLERY IS DROPPING A BARRAGE DIRECTLY ON US. FOR HEAVENS SAKE STOP IT.”
B8My TIL that Google calculates traffic by tracking how fast Android devices are moving on the road.
69G8X TIL that during WWII, the Ford Motor Company was losing so much money that the Roosevelt Administration considered a government takeover of the company in order to ensure continued war production.
YE1W TIL “SOS” does not actually stand for anything; “save our souls” or “save our ships” are just simply misinterpreted backronyms. SOS was simply chosen for its convenient communication.
GgL5 TIL Street Fighter II in 1993 eclipsed sales of Call of Duty in 2011 (adjusted for inflation)