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TIL that Australia exports live camels to the Middle East as the disease free Australian camels are prized as a delicacy.

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p8Y9Z TIL that the rate of world population growth is now decreasing.
GALeN TIL that sleeping five hours or less around the age of 50 has a 30% greater risk of multiple ailments than those who sleep seven hours.
wlZM TIL that in 1974 a US soldier stole a helicopter and flew to the White House in Washington, D.C. As he hovered above the south grounds, the Executive Protective Service shot and injured him, forcing him to land. He only received a one-year prison sentence and $2,400 in fines.
DNdg TIL Scotch tape has an unusual property. When placed in a vacuum chamber, unpeeling a length of tape from the roll will produce an enormous amount of X-ray radiation. The reason why it does this isn’t well understood.
b9Db4 TIL while native citizens of the small European principality of Monaco cannot gamble in their own physical casinos, they can legally gamble on online ones