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TIL Jack was a baboon purchased by a railway signalman who lost his legs in an accident. The Baboon began to operate the railway, and was eventually given a job and salary. In 9 years of employment, he never made a mistake.

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RAO6 TIL that medal of honor recipient Thomas Baker asked to left behind during a Japanese Counter Attack on Saipan due to being wounded. He only asked for 1 pistol with 8 bullets. After returning the US army found his corpse with 8 dead Japanese.
OolQL TIL, that Mein Kampf was not the only book written by Hitler. Finished in 1928, a second book never went to press and remained in manuscript form. The English title of the second book is " Hitler's Second Book".
DQPZe TIL Drake bought a “fantastical, forgotten amusement park” made by famous artists such as Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Salvador Dali to name a few. The original park ran in Germany in 1987. You can go to see the original rides today in Los Angeles, at the carnival Luna Luna.
e8kE TIL the largest battle during the American War of Independence happened at Gibraltar. Despite having less than a third of the soldiers Spain had, it was a decisive British victory. They had 333 people killed in comparison to Spain’s 6000+
J1yM4 TIL Bull sharks are euryhaline and can thrive in both salt and fresh water. They are known to travel far up rivers, and have been known to travel up the Mississippi River as far as Alton, Illinois, about 1,100 kilometres (700 mi) from the ocean