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TIL that in 2002, Kenyan Masai tribespeople donated 14 cows to to the U.S. to help with the aftermath of 9/11.

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ZpegB TIL that a Far Cry film, based on the video game, was released in 2006. Directed by Uwe Boll, it was a major box-office bomb, making only $743,000 against a $30 million budget.
kOy7E TIL - In 1936 there was a serious proposal to build two helicoidal ramps on the side of the Eiffel Tower to allowed visitors to get to the second level without ever leaving their car. (377ft high above the ground)
Wb9L TIL that when General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (considered the only undefeated German General during WWI) was offered by Hitler to become the German Ambassador to Great Britain in 1935, General Lettow-Vorbeck to Hitler “to go fuck himself.”
E9Dw TIL color laser printers print a watermark on every page that identifies the printer to ease government fears of forgery.
Rdp9 TIL: The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they can be easily confused at a crime scene.