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TIL in 1857-58 the US tested camels for military use. While crossing the Mojave desert Native Americans attacked. The camel driver pulled his Scimitar and charged yelling "Bismiallah." Never having seen a camel before the Indians fled in terror thinking it was a desert demon.

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D1bJV TIL Belle Gibson, the disgraced wellness influencer who profited from fake cancer claims, pretended to donate proceeds to the family of a little boy who had an inoperable brain tumour she falsely claimed was much like her own. He died from his illness in 2017 at the age of nine.
OoJ61 TIL Actor Martin Sheen has been arrested more than any other person in Hollywood (66 times for civil disobedience.)
GYZ61 TIL Great White Sharks Are Completely Terrified of Orcas. A new study shows the apex predators will flee their hunting grounds and won’t return for up to a year when killer whales pass by.
l7Pk1 TIL in the 19th century Abrahamic faiths made common the practice of reverential capitalization as a way to highlight words, such as Him and Light, when referring to the divine.
e6vD TIL in 1965 Honeywell tried to sell a $10,000 ($75,000 is today’s dolars) “Kitchen Computer” with a built in cutting board. It included a two week course in how to use it. They sold NONE.