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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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X6P6 TIL there are myths of an advanced civilization of red haired people who disappeared after the last ice age (5,000+ years ago)
GXwN TIL IMDb is one of the oldest websites on the internet, and began on Usenet in 1990 as a list of “actresses with beautiful eyes”
p8drO TIL that Walt Disney gave his housekeeper, Thelma Pearl Howard, stocks of the company during holidays and birthdays every year, instead of cash. The stocks were valued very little at the time, but by the time she was in her 70s, they were worth $9 million.
7Opx TIL An abandoned lifeboat was found on the world’s most remote island in 1964. Its origin is still a mystery.
D1KAe TIL about the McGold Card. A McDonald’s specialty card that grants 2 free meals, every week, for fifty years to the card holder. Notable holders include Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.