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TIL a study found that most American dog owners would break up with their partner if their pooch wasn't feeling the vibe.

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oYLo TIL an Indiana man who repeatedly drugged his wife, raped her in her sleep, and videotaped the assaults over a three year period received no jail time, 8 years home confinement, and a 12 year suspended sentence. Prosecutors had asked for 40 years in prison.
jL1R TIL that 500 euro notes are often called “bin Ladens”, because everyone knows what they look like, but they are really hard to find
xygB TIL Tuition rates have risen by 1,120% since the 1970s, & student loan debt is now approaching $1.2 trillion.
RD1l TIL the Nazis hated being called the Nazis. It was a derogatory term for a backwards peasant – being a shortened version of Ignatius, a common name in Bavaria, the area from which the Nazis emerged.
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