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TIL camels can close their nostrils to keep sand out

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dDVkQ TIL that a German Leopard tank's aiming system is so precise that it can balance a beer glass on its barrel while driving.
BG1x TIL the original candidate for DC Comics’ first headlining black superhero was Black Bomber, a white racist who turned into a black superhero under stress. He was described by historian Don Markstein as “an insult to practically everybody with any point of view at all.”
mxERY TIL a week after the Manson murders, Charles Manson and 25 members of the Manson Family were raided and arrested for auto-theft. However, the group was released a few days later, uncharged, because the arresting officers misdated the warrant.
p8KYG TIL that virgin ghosts are a figure in Korean folklore who are young women who died before marriage and cannot go to the afterlife. They can curse newlywed couples and can be gotten rid of by marrying them to an unmarried male ghost.
7D9P TIL the poorly-received 1999 movie “Wild Wild West” was a commercial success, likely due to underage teens buying tickets, only to sneak into American Pie or the South Park movie.