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TIL: Brain scans show that dogs are as conscious as human children

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WVdd TIL that a Tang Dynasty general sent lewdly dressed girls to perform an obscene dance in order to distract the opposing army. While they’re watching he attacks them from behind with his cavalry. 500 soldiers died that day.
vVp7 TIL that cabbage, kale, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, broccoli, Chinese cabbage and savoy are all the same species of plant, but have been selectively bred so much that they barely resemble the same genus, let alone the same species
XxQD TIL that solid iron cannonballs kept underwater for a long time can explode once they reach the surface- [gas bubbles are trapped underwater at enormous pressure- once at surface, pressure is no longer equalized from within and without- ergo explosion potential]
BQnL TIL That an Irish man owns a house that is actually made from decommissioned Euro bills previously amounting to 1.4 Billion Euros.
nebNd TIL that in Turkey, homosexual men don't have to join the military, but they have to prove it by means of a medical doctor via a Pink Certificate.