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TIL a new breed of dog was created in the 70’s by breeding huskies down to toy size. The Alaskan Klee Kai.

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VMY98 TIL The first Roman fire brigade was created to be very lucrative. Arriving at the scene the fire fighters did nothing while a price was negotiated. Failing to reach a deal, the structure was allowed to burn to the ground after which an offer was made to purchase it for a fraction of its value.
awoAJ TIL a goat named “Big Boy” escaped from an Ohio farm and headbutted through a glass door in a local home & was found in the bathroom. Failing to get lured out by carrots, dog bone & grass, he was led out by the horns. The family's home insurance covers damage from deer & bears but not goats.
WkZ8B TIL in 1922 Raymond DeWalt invented the Radial Arm Saw, with the first saw blade driven directly by a motor. Naming it the "Wonder-Worker," he then started the DeWalt company which still exists today. Once a versatile staple of home workshops, the Radial Arm Saw is in extremely limited use today.
Lkd4Q TIL critics who had said that piano recordings by Matsuzawa were some of the worst ever, went on to say that those by Joyce Hatto were some of the best ever, even though they were in fact the very same tapes.
loj77 TIL of George Weah from Liberia. For 18 years, he was a renowned soccer player, being currently the only soccer player from Africa to win the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA Player of the Year. In 2018, he was elected as the 25th President of Liberia, making him Liberia's head of state and government.