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QNEwk TIL the classic pink flamingo lawn ornament, commissioned by New England Plastics Co. and designed by Don Featherstone in 1957, outnumbered real flamingos 7-to-1 by 1993.
kJ7O1 TIL the first lethal use of a robot occurred in Dallas, Texas in 2016, following gunman Michael Johnson firing on a crowd and killing 5 police officers. After negotiations failed, police attached an explosive device to a bomb disposal robot, maneuvered it close to the suspect, and detonated it.
XEaJR TIL that service dogs go through a “Public Access Test” where among other things they must stay put as a plate of food is placed 18” from them for one minute and then taken away
8aDZK TIL that 93.9% of all cars on the road in Yemen are Toyotas. 52.4% of all cars in the country are Toyota Land Cruisers
JYErj TIL that you should never cut a cat's whiskers as they are very sensitive and cats use them to feel around. Cutting whiskers cash cause cats to become disoriented and scared, and might cause it to get stuck easily