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TIL The US government has a law enforcement unit consisting entirely of Native Americans who use indigenous tracking/ranging methods to catch drug smugglers on the US-Mexican border. Their unit is called “The Shadow Wolves.”

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yQeEl TIL dogs that served with the US Army in Afghanistan from 2010 - 2014 were poorly treated upon discharge, some were left in kennels for many months and not cared for, while others remain unaccounted. Several soldiers later searched for and rescued their ex-partners.
pYyke TIL Fidel Castro, Mariano Rajoy, Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, and Queen Elizabeth II have all been prankcalled by people pretending to be other heads of states and world leaders. Castro reportedly "unleashed a torrent of swearwords" once he realized what was happening
RWWa TIL that Romania shipped 93.4 TONES of gold to Rusia in 1916 so that Russia would safe keep the Romanian Treasure in the Kremlin until the end of the war. And, as of 2014, they gave back only 33 kg of it.
loRbG TIL When Anne Hathaway first met with Christopher Nolan about being in The Dark Knight Rise she thought she it was for the role of Harley Quinn and wore a Quinn-like outfit and acted like her so Nolan would see her in the role. When Nolan told her in was Catwoman her entire attitude changed.
9wLMr TIL about "Wicked Problems" which is a term in social policy that It refers to an idea or problem that cannot be fixed, where there is no single solution to the problem; and "wicked" denotes resistance to resolution, rather than evil.