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TIL that angry imported military camels roamed the Wild West

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KOAWw TIL Officials in Portland, Ore., drained 8 million gallons of water from a reservoir in 2011 because a buzzed 21-year-old peed in it.
9Gg7 TIL that in 1984 Mcdonalds offered free Big Macs,Fries, or a Coke for each Gold Silver or Bronze in the Olympics. During that year the Soviet Union boycotted the US olympics and therefore the US got many more medals than expected which became a huge failure for Mcdonalds
jNjgp TIL A Japanese company has awarded its non-smoking employees 6 extra vacation days to compensate for the smoker’s smoke breaks.
m18LO TIL folk singer Jackson C. Frank (1943-1999) only released one album and suffered from mental health issues which halted his career. Although he died destitute and unknown, his music has been cited as an influence and covered by such personages as Paul Simon, Nick Drake, Sandy Denny, and Bert Jansch
VMkRk TIL that a young Winston Churchill was on a South African train ambushed by Boers. Captured and sent to a prison camp, he escaped and then evaded a massive manhunt by hiding in a mine for days. He later led the liberation of the 180 soldiers remaining in the prison and returned home a hero.