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TIL that there is a sexually transmittable cancer among dogs in which the tumour cells are passed from dog to dog during copulation.

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R7XpQ TIL pepperoni is an American invention. It's similar to the spicy salamis of southern Italy, but it also has elements characteristic of German sausages (smokiness, beef content, and fine grind). In Italian, "peperoni" just means "bell peppers".
QJ0WX TIL the Church of Satan is headquartered in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York.
1aLOV TIL a sundown town is a community that for decades kept non-whites from living in it and was thus “all-white” on purpose.
E1B4o TIL Hercules had a fraternal twin brother, Iphicles. They shared the same mother, Alcmene, but while Hercules' father was Zeus, Iphicles' father was Amphitryon, a normal man. Born one day apart, the brothers were close and Iphicles' son, Iolaus, became a favorite companion of Hercules.
4XYG5 TIL that airports use birds, like ravens and raptors, in order to drive birds away from the landing and departing aircraft.