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TIL feral goats on the Galapagos Islands were eradicated by attaching a radio location collar to a “Judas” goat. When it returned to the herd all goats were shot except the Judas goat. When it relocated to another herd the process was repeated until only the Judas goat remained, which was then shot.

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dnWE TIL the Iron Sheik planned to kill the man who murdered his daughter by slitting his throat with a razor he snuck into court in his cheek. His family surrounded him and talked him out of it. Instead, as a tribute to his daughter, he quit drugs and got his life back on track.
oBjrK TIL of the Biderman Flag, the only known Confederate flag captured in California during the Civil War
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Bmye TIL From 1975 until 2013, Russia kept at least 10,000 more nuclear weapons than the US. The US dramatically reduced its number of weapons after 1975, to the point where Russia once had over 26,000 more weapons. In 2013 the numbers became nearly equal for the first time in decades.
WbkY TIL the average American will meet around 10 unapprehended murderers in their lifetime.