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TIL that the Faroe Islands between Iceland and Denmark debuted ‘SheepView 360’ in 2016 to encourage people to tour the island virtually. Cameras were strapped to the backs of sheep (which twice outnumber the number of human inhabitants) and you can follow sheep all around the islands!

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159O TIL Prince hired Kevin Smith to make a documentary about him and then locked it away in a vault.
KVBG TIL of a WWII war crime committed by a US bomber against a German U-boat rescuing allied civilians. It has been suppressed by the US and Germany alike, in Germany because it paints Nazis in a positive light.
YP07 TIL that Charles Bronson, Britain’s most violent prisoner actually shaved his trademark mustache off so Tom Hardy could wear it during the filming of “Bronson” which based on his life in prison
MeRg0 TIL that Pres. Hoover once ordered the US army to attack US veterans. In 1932, 17,000 unemployed WWI vets camped at the Washington Mall to demand payment owed to them. Hoover ordered the army to clear the camp, so the veterans were attacked with bayonets, tear gas, and tanks.
X07o6 TIL: That a bear’s closest relative is a seal.