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TIL Australia has the largest population of feral camels in the world; a 2009 cull killed 160,000 camels, about 25% of the original population

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BrMmL TIL that in 2003, an Airbus A300 cargo plane landed safely in Baghdad despite being struck by a missile on the left wing, losing a fuel tank, and losing all hydraulic control surfaces, forcing the pilots to guide the plane to an airport using only engine thrust to steer the plane.
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