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TIL the average American is more religious than the average Iranian

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GA7DQ TIL that the Honeydew was introduced to China by American Vice President Henry A. Wallace, who donated melon seeds to the locals while visiting in the 1940s. As a result of Wallace's introduction of the crop, in China the melon is sometimes called "the Wallace".
X04vk TIL dogs laugh, and the sound of dog laughter can help calm anxiety at dog shelters.
wbmo TIL there’s an American tick that can cause permanent red meat allergies when it bites someone.
ne4yG TIL about one of the rare cases of the Lazarus Syndrome. Walter Williams, 78, from Lexington, Mississippi, declared by a coroner at his home on 26 February 2014. Once at a funeral home, he was found to be moving. The next day he was well enough to be talking with family, but died fifteen days later.
OyER TIL Japanese voice actress Tomoko Kaneda can produce sounds at a frequency beyond that of human hearing, and grew 4cm in height between the ages of 29 and 37.