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TIL of the Red Ghost, a legend about a demonic figure roaming Arizona in the late 1800's and once killed a woman. It turned out to be a feral camel with the decaying corpse of a man strapped on its back, likely a result of Jefferson Davis' attempt to create a camel division in the US army

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Ghost_(folklore)

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Yarnlady 🧶 1y ago

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction 🤔

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Troy 1y ago

Davis toured countries surrounding the mediterranean to get the best stock. Right when his program started in the US, war broke out and the camels were released to run wild.

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Yarnlady 🧶 1y ago

The more you know 🤷‍♀️

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