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TIL that the rescue dogs searching the 9/11 rubble got depressed from constantly finding dead bodies so their handlers had firemen hide so the dog could find them and play.

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YpbQv TIL Devo 2.0, a Disney tween cover band of Devo, was the idea of Devo's Gerald Casale - when Disney proposed repurposing their material for the child audience, Casale replied that they can do it by hiring a group of children, like in The Monkees, instead of Devo playing these songs for kids.
RpnQ TIL that Rinconada, Peru is the worlds highest elevated city at 16,732 ft above sea level and its economy is based around a gold mine that operates on a unique system where employees work for 30 days without payment, and on the 31st day they are allowed to take as much ore as they can carry.
E1QPd TIL of Operation Snow White. A criminal conspiracy by the Church of Scientology which aimed to purge "unfavorable" records about the Church. Up to 5000 people took part infiltrating 136 government agencies in more than 30 countries. It was one of the largest US government infiltrations in history.
vKar TIL in 1877, Jimmy, a monkey, was charged with assault after he bit the finger of Mary Shea, in New York. On hearing the case the judge said he could not legally commit a monkey. Jimmy then respectfully removed his velvet hat, climbed atop the judge’s desk and attempted to shake his hand.
ZgdY TIL Coca Cola supported the apartheid