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TIL Salvador Dali owned a pet Ocelot named Babou

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vPeJD TIL that during the Apache Wars in the American Southwest, the Apache would cut the Army's telegraph lines but reconnect the ends together with a strip of leather to make the break in the circuit nearly impossible to find.
0dg9N TIL That the Giant Palouse Earthworm can grow up to 3 feet long, can burrow 16 feet underground and when spits when threatened
5VvNB TIL Daisy, well known for their "Red Ryder" BB gun from "A Christmas Story", was originally a windmill company. Their BB guns were promotional items for their windmills, which eventually became so popular that they ditched windmills altogether.
ANR64 TIL A Fourth Spy Kids Movie was planned for a Late 2004 release, with Josh Hartnett eyed as the main villain, but it never went into pre-production and was simply an idea. A fourth Spy Kids movie eventually came out (with little to no continuity with the first 3 movies) in 2011.
OoDaX TIL that Jane Minor, a slave born in 1792, was freed due to her medical work during an epidemic in 1825. She spent her life buying the freedom of other slaves. She freed at least sixteen, some costing over $2000, on a salary of around $2-$5 per medical visit.