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TIL that 650 soldiers created a beautiful tribute to thank WWI War Horses and Donkeys. About eight million horses, and countless mules, and donkeys were lost in the war. The photo was taken by the officers in the Auxiliary Remount Dept. No.326 in Camp Cody, New Mexico in 1915.

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VOjp TIL: of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only one exists today - the Pyramids.
a8M6y TIL of the 'reuzegommers', a group of 'elite' students (children of judges and politicians) who killed a new Initiate. They were sentenced to community service and it was forbidden to publish their names. YouTuber Acid was later convicted of cyberstalking for identifying them.
7rkNZ TIL one of the earliest "bust a cap" references is from the Texas Ranger who killed Bonnie and Clyde in 1934. "I hate to bust the cap on a woman, especially when she was sitting down, however if it wouldn't have been her, it would have been us."
R7Oaa TIL that “glitch” is a Yiddish word. It was in use in the 1940s by radio announcers to indicate an on-air mistake. By the 1950s, the term had migrated to television, where engineers used glitch to refer to technical problems
4XxG6 TIL UPS delivery routes are designed to avoid left turns as this causes the vehicle to idle longer than making right turns. This move saves UPS 10 million gallons of fuel per year.