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TIL Dogs can see sadness in humans and often attempt to make their owners happy by initiating cuddling.

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Nr6Q TIL at normal speed, it takes a fully loaded supertanker/oil tanker approximately 20 minutes to stop, they cut their engines 15 miles away from the dock
b9bP7 TIL: Graca Machel, is the only woman in the world’s history to become the first lady of 2 different countries. She was married to the former president of Mozambique, Samora Machel, in 1975 who was killed in a plane crash in 1986. In 1998 she married Nelson Mandela former South African president.
XEBV6 TIL that David Bowie was turned down by a BBC talent selection group just before his breakthrough, stating “amateur sounding vocalist who sings wrong notes and out of tune”.
WZ59 TIL that Samuel L. Jackson’s performance as a crackhead in 1991’s Jungle Fever was so acclaimed that the “Supporting Actor” award was created just for him at the Cannes Film Festival.
oBbAR TIL that the dwarf Planet "Pluto" has yet to complete a full orbit of the Sun since its discovery, as one Plutonian year is 247.68 years long