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TIL The Nazis tried to train dogs to talk, read and spell to help them win World War II. Hitler hoped the clever creatures would learn to communicate with their SS masters - and he even had a special dog school set up to teach them to talk.

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78GAP TIL that "degloving" is the term used for when the skin is pulled from the hand, like taking off a glove of human skin usually but not always through industrial accident. This can sometimes be put back on, again like a glove. (Gore and detailed photo, do not look if this may upset you)
w0JP TIL there was a little ice age between 1600 and 1814. The river Thames in London used to completely freeze over for 2 months per year allowing “Frost Fairs” to take place with football pitches, bowling matches, fruit-sellers, shoemakers, barbers… even a pub or two.
OjvL TIL the actor who played Max and Dani’s dad in Hocus Pocus, Charles Rocket, was found dead in a field with his throat cut in 2005. His death was ruled a suicide.
Yp8Nx TIL Pluto was discovered in 1930. It takes around 248 years to complete one orbit around the sun. Since its discovery it still has not even made one complete orbit.
Z8lLR TIL that in 2003, MTV aired an adult cartoon called Clone High which features clones of historical figures in high school. It was canceled after one season because it caused mass protest in India and even hunger strikes over its portrayal of Ghandi as a party animal