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TIL that the US Army field tested the use of camels in the American Southwest before the Civil War

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j6p8M TIL Tombstone, the 1993 movie about Wyatt Earp, had an actor in the cast named Wyatt Earp. He played Billy Claiborne
QNkgX TIL Olympia, Washington's Chinatown was once known as "Locke Town" as Chinese residents were predominantly from the Lok family villages in southern China. WA governor Gary Locke's grandfather settled in Olympia as a teenager from China in 1890. There is no more Chinatown in Olympia
78Dnx TIL the Stockholm subway system is the world's longest art exhibition, stretching over 110 km with more than 150 different artists.
pYWxO TIL Alpacas Need To Be Shorn Once A Year And It’s Very Satisfying To Watch!
kJole TIL in the 1980s Monty Python got much of its exposure to the US through PBS, because of CBS censoring parts of "The Holy Grail" in a 1977 broadcast. This upset the comedy troupe, prompting them to withdraw the broadcast rights.