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TIL That white giraffes exist and are not albino.

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Y7P0d TIL that Nazi Field Marshal Ferdinand Schörner was especially harsh on deserters, even putting out an order in 1945 that all soldiers found deserting were to be court-martialled and immediately hung, and that later that year he deserted his own post.
jNA1M TIL in 1969 The Beatles tried to make a Lord of the Rings movie starring themselves and directed by Stanley Kubrick. However, it was shut down by J.R.R. Tolkien who didn’t want The Beatles in the film.
v191x TIL geese are sometimes used instead of guard dogs. They have excellent eyesight, are very territorial, and can discern unusual people or sounds.
bjw4 TIL there is a law in Arizona called the “Stupid Motorist Law” that allows the state to fine drivers for their rescue if they drive around barricades or signs and get stuck in flooded roadways.
4Xv6o TIL about the 1936 built Russian computer that ran on water and solved partial differential equations.