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TIL that horses don't smile, it's their "Flehmen Response"

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PmEV TIL That a math cult lead by Pythagoras murdered the man that leaked the secret that the number root two was irrational.
e0Evb TIL that David Brandt, the farmer from the "It ain't much but it's honest work" meme, is an expert in no-till farming and soil conservation
NWGE TIL that when turkeys were reintroduced to New England, they chose to live in cities instead of the forests turkeys as living in tandem with humans dramatically improved their survival rate
ADPj4 TIL “White Christmas”, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “Winter Wonderland”, “The Christmas Song” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” plus the melody for “O Holy Night” were all written or co-written by Jews.
KYMKJ TIL that from 1991 to 2007, tobacco conglomerate Philip Morris Cos. successfully marketed Capri Sun to children, based on their executives' experience selling tobacco to young people.