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TIL that dogs' feet smell like Fritos due to a number of naturally occurring bacteria

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P4eG TIL John Williams subtly put the Imperial March into Anakin’s Theme from Episode I, foreshadowing his turn to the Dark Side.
Bgdve TIL That the Statue of Liberty used to be a lighthouse
R7QL6 TIL the Moon's unseen farside was expected to look about the same as its nearside (the face we always see). But in 1959, the Soviet's Luna 3 spacecraft shattered that illusion, showing the farside barely had any dark volcanic deposits known as maria.
l79jG TIL: In 1962, the U.S. detonated a nuclear bomb in space during the "Starfish Prime" test, 250 miles above Earth. This high-altitude explosion damaged satellites and electrical systems, revealing the far-reaching effects of nuclear tests beyond their immediate area.
YgmG TIL A British bomb detection dog in Afghanistan died from the stress of seeing his handler shot. They had set a new record for bomb detections and the dog was awarded the equivalent to a Victoria Cross.