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TIL the title of the song in the beginning of Shrek (2001) is "All Star", not "Somebody Once Told Me".

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7dvL TIL in 2001 the Heinz Hero Dog of the Year was an Australian Blue Heeler that saved his elderly owner from an alligator attack in the dark. The woman had fallen in her yard at night. She heard the gator coming towards her before the dog ambushed it, fighting the reptile until it fled in defeat.
oBrrL TIL That people born blind use the same facial expressions as sighted people when expressing emotions, meaning that our facial expressions are innate and not learned behavior.
DQ4PD TIL Women used to dominate the beer industry but were forced out during the reformation as men spread rumors about them using witchcraft. Many brewed in secret in the woods after laws were passed prohibiting them from brewing. Much of the iconography of witches comes from this period.
R5Dk1 TIL why the NFL has the 2:00 warnings at 2:00 and not 1:00 or 3:00 minutes left. I’m 44 BTW. After 20+ years of watching NFL games I never even cared to wonder why. 😆
8ajQL TIL the striped appearance of some tulips was originally caused by a virus that infects their bulbs to “break” their solid colors. This appearance was highly sought after during the 17th century Dutch “tulip mania;” however, the virus results in smaller tulips with weakened bulbs and shorter stems.