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TIL a medium-sized dog has the same environmental cost as a SUV

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nex69 TIL that in the 1950's, donut shops were some of the first food businesses commonly open late at night. They became hot spots for police working the night shift since it gave them a place to grab a snack, fill out paper work, or even just take a break. This is why donuts became associated with cops.
ADW1n TIL Many courses in German Universities are actually offered in English, and international students don’t even have to meet the German language requirements to apply. In Germany undergraduate students don’t pay any tuition fees in all the public universities since October 2014
nWPP TIL there is a “green” cemetery in Pennsylvania that doubles as a national forest where people can hike and picnic. No caskets, no formaldehyde, just dirt and trees.
6byl TIL in the 1600s, slavers from what is now Algeria and Morocco raided a village in Ireland, selling dozens into a life of slavery in Africa. The raid has been immortalized in the names of pubs like the Algiers Inn.
M7bA0 TIL one of Robert MacNaughton's auditions for E.T. was at Harrison Ford's house because Ford & Melissa Mathison (who wrote the script) were together, and his kids Ben & Willard played Dungeons & Dragons. The audition entailed all of them playing D&D together. He won the role of older brother Michael