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TIL because President Kennedy had named From Russia with Love among his ten favourite books of all time, producers Broccoli and Saltzman chose this as the second Bond movie. From Russia with Love was the last film Kennedy saw at the White House on 20 November 1963 before going to Dallas.

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e01JL TIL, Red Army had combat camels in its ranks. They were deployed near Astrakhan in the summer of 1942, during the initial phase of the Battle of Stalingrad. More than 300 camels were used to transport goods and artillery in the war, with many being killed and others left in zoos across East Europe
v1RGj TIL Quebec banned ads for toys and fast food aimed at children under 13, resulting in lowered childhood obesity rates.
8ePLK TIL that the schizophrenic serial killer Richard Chase, AKA The Vampire of Sacramento, drank the blood of his victims because he found out in health class that erections are caused by blood flow and he thought it would cure his impotence to have more blood.
nemyd TIL The US awarded the Sioux $102 million for taking their land to build Mount Rushmore. But the Sioux didn’t want the money; they wanted their land back. The money has sat in trust accounts, accumulating interest. Today about $1 billion waits untouched in accounts at the Department of the Treasury.
9wkJQ TIL of Thomas Midgley, possible the unluckiest Genius ever. He developed FCKW (extremely ozone-depleting), developed leaded gasoline (very negative environmental impact) and invented a lift to help himself, weakened by polio, out of bed (he died being strangled by it).