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TIL despite Americans owning more than 78 million dogs as pets, only 20-30 deaths per year are attributed to dog attacks, fewer than bees

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Edrp TIL the earliest documented version of Cinderella is Chinese.
d8Y8r TIL about Manoj Bhargava, the creator of 5 hour energy, who in 2015 pledged to use 99% of his wealth (estimated to be 4 billion USD as of 2019), in aid of philanthropic causes.
wopw1 TIL there were plans to raise the Titanic by using liquid nitrogen to turn it into an iceberg. Alternate plans included filling it with vaseline or ping pong balls. None came to fruition.
BXvb TIL that teenage groupies of 12 to 16 years old known as The Baby Groupies hung around with, and slept with, rock stars in the early 70s
4kdPR TIL about HSC Francisco, the fastest passenger ship in operation, serving the Buenos Aires - Montevideo route at 67 mph / 107 kph