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TIL Young St. Bernard dogs learn how to rescue lost travelers through modeling the behavior of older dogs. They do not receive any special training, and the dogs decide for themselves if they will specialize in staying with the victim or going to seek help.

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GYZbE TIL That Jimmy Dean, country singer, TV host, and entrepreneur introduced The Muppet's to mainstream audiences. He turned down a large stake of Jim Henson's company stating he hadn't "earned it". He also believed he was a terrible actor and musician, and went on to create The Jimmy Dean Meat Co.
QJ95p TIL on the 3rd day of the 3rd month 1933 an earthquake at the 33rd parallel caused 3000 casualties in a Japanese area whose 30% of the population lives bundled up around one city.
Meyo0 TIL: An infidelity study conducted between 2010-2016 determined women only cheat more than men at age 18-29. The biggest cheating age is 60-69. Blacks had a 22% rate, Hispanics were at 13% with Whites in between. It was determined having both parents reduced the chances of infidelity.
R7964 TIL that the Berlin Wall was destroyed by civilians because in a press conference one Official mentioned future regulations on transit of people, assuming and saying it was valid immediately. People then started destroying the wall and the police didn't stop them because the press was filming
8a9YX TIL about a fatal submarine accident from 1963. A nuclear sub, the USS Thresher (SSN-593), sank 610 m (2,000 ft) imploding in 0.1 seconds killing all 128 crew members. During a failed deep dive test, its theorized the sub lost power and its vital ballast systems froze, rendering the ship unusable.