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TIL that not only did camels used to roam the arctic, but they actually originated from North America

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9YVGp TIL that nearly every tall, skinny, awkwardly moving horror monster was played by one guy. This includes the leper from It, the titular character from Mama, the Crooked Man from the Conjuring, and even one of the white walkers from Game of Thrones
lBpA TIL that when Matt Leblanc auditioned for the role of Joey on friends he only had $11 to his name. First thing he bought after his paycheck was a hot dinner.
wv4E TIL that in 1978 the Canadian Museum of Nature fabricated a heist story to cover up the fact that they’d misplaced their Goodwill Moon Rock. The story was only given to one person: the 17 year old who’d delivered it 4 years earlier. He later found it in 2000 in a giant warehouse for museum exhibits.
awY5b TIL that moldy bread was used to treat infected wounds more than 2000 years ago in ancient China, Greece, Serbia and Egypt.
Jd78 TIL Bill Nye the Science Guy’s ex-wife tried to poison him