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TIL The first Akita to be introduced to the United States was a dog named Kamikaze-go, who was given to Helen Keller as a gift after she visited Japan in 1937.

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VyMp TIL more than 300 people died in a supermarket fire because the owners shut the doors in order to prevent people from fleeing with merchandise without paying for it.
Wk5NA TIL that natural skin condoms do not protect against STDs because the pores in the condoms are large enough to allow viruses to pass through.
dkBr TIL there is a disease called “Sudden unexpected death syndrome” where the heart of a seemingly healthy adult just stops for no reason. It mostly affects young men in select Southeast Asian countries.
Gj51 TIL that lie detectors aren’t reliable, and the creator of the polygraph himself called the machine a “Frankenstein’s Monster” due to law enforcements use of it.
epAvk TIL space stations smell like “combinations of antiseptic, garbage, and body odor.”