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TIL that sheep were grazing in Central Park until 1934, when they were moved during the Great Depression for fear they would be eaten.

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R7MxQ TIL in 2003, an F-16 patroling in Iraq was called in to assist British special force troops ambushed by Iraqis. Because it was night-time, the pilot can't drop his bombs without hitting the British. So he dived and pulled his jet up, forming a sonic boom that hit the Iraqis, causing them to flee.
dDxjd TIL that the Seine, Rhine, Thames, Elbe, Meuse, Amstel and Sheldt Rivers were all tributaries of a now lost mega river called the Channel River that flowed through the now sunken Doggerland to the Bay of Biscay, eighteen thousand years ago.
7raLX TIL that between the years of 1995 and 2003 the mayor of Bogotá, Columbia hired mimes to ridicule traffic violators in the streets in an effort to reduce chaotic driving. Traffic fatalities decreased 50% as a result.
rNXjd TIL since 1980, the primary cause of death for members of the US Military has been accidents, except between 2003 and 2007.
wLgo6 TIL about the One-Cent Magenta stamp, which was sold at an auction for $9.5 million and is considered the most valuable object in the world.