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TIL that Excedrin Extra Strength and Excedrin Migraine are the same product but with different dosage instructions.

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LwRv TIL “Judas” goats helped eradicate invasive goats in the Galápagos Islands. These goats are sterilized, GPS tracked, and given hormones to attract other goats so that armed hunters could kill all the goats from a helicopter, but leave the Judas goats alive so they could be used to find more goats.
b98Jp TIL Yakisugi (burnt cypress) is a traditional Japanese building material. Made by heating cypress boards until the cellulose burns off, it is more fireproof, waterproof, and resistant to insects than ordinary wood
0dgNL TIL that reggae and soft rock can relieve stress in dogs, likely because the rhythm reminds them of their mother's heartbeat.
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W71VA TIL that the oldest letter in a bottle is 132 years old and was thrown by German sailing barque Paula as part of a long-term German oceanographic experiment