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TIL about the US Camel Corps, an experiment to introduce camels as pack animals in the SW.

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JvmQ TIL Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy’s, went back to school in 1993 to get his GED because he was worried that his success as a high school dropout might convince some children to quit school.
ZpZva TIL of Operation Matador, a British plan to make a preemptive attack on the Japanese Empire in WWII. It was halted on December 6, 1941 - the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor the following morning.
NX5DN TIL P. Diddy is known for making Male Rappers uncomfortable, and once asked 50 cent to take him shopping.
yQ9VV TIL that the 2016 Rio Olympics were a huge financial disaster for Brazil. A $12bn price tag for the venues without any real plan on how to continue has left facilities,used by legendary athletes just years ago, in disrepair. The aquatic center pictured is now drained and filled with dirty puddles
Awkd TIL prior to becoming an actor, Paul Rudd was a DJ at Bar Mitzvahs