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TIL of camoflauge trees: WWI-era hollow, fake trees placed in no man's land to spy on enemy trenches

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R7yQw TIL Sarah Forbes Bonetta was a Yoruba princess from West Africa who was orphaned and enslavved at age 5 by nearby Dahomey invaders who intended to kill her in a human sacrifice. She became Queen Victoria's goddaughter after a British Royal Navy captain convinced Dahomey's King to spare her life
nWlwY TIL about 25 million meteors enter Earth's atmosphere every day!
BrRMK TIL Farmers sometimes put goldfish in a horses water trough to control mosquito and other insect larvae from producing
Ooa9e TIL that Rik Mayall was originally cast as Peeves in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, but every time he read his lines, the younger cast members couldn’t stop laughing at him. He was later cut from the film.
Z8lLR TIL that in 2003, MTV aired an adult cartoon called Clone High which features clones of historical figures in high school. It was canceled after one season because it caused mass protest in India and even hunger strikes over its portrayal of Ghandi as a party animal