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TIL: Contact Tracing has been used to fight epidemics since 1854

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R7OO8 TIL the US Army acquired 75 camels from abroad after Congress appropriated $30,000 in 1855 for the procurement of camels for military purposes. The camels were determined to be well suited for hauling supplies between military outposts in arid regions. They were subsequently all auctioned off.
e0D56 TIL during WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
9YOPQ TIL that Mike Myers thought up the Austin Powers character while driving home one day. His radio was playing Burt Bacharach’s “The Look of Love”, and he was with his then-wife Robin Ruzan. Myers asked her if he was “making her horny”. She told him to stop it and write his new character down.
ADJXx TIL a Danish company modified a version of thale cress (plant), that changes from green to red when being near landmines, because of the nitrogen dioxide gas released from landmines. This way you can detect landmines and save lives.
KOM74 TIL that a male tiger retaliated against a group of poachers who killed his mate and cub.