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TIL that all (northern hemisphere) thoroughbred horses celebrate their birthday on Jan 1st.

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lQX5 TIL the origins of spiked dog collars came from ‘wolf collars’, which were designed to protect dogs throats from a wolf attack.
Z89la TIL that a Bonsai tree survive during atomic bomb at Hiroshima and is now present in U.S National Arboretum.
bwej TIL There’s a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby the original. It is used for surveying
rdww TIL James Franco got a “D” in his acting class while he was filming 127 Hours, the film he was nominated for an Oscar for. It has been claimed either his acting professor was jealous, or that he had too many absent days to complete the course.
Ooa7Y TIL when the inventors of Silly String were trying to sell their idea to Wham-O, one of them sprayed the can all over the person who was meeting with them and all over their office. They were asked to leave, however, a day later received a telegram asking them to send 24 cans for a test market.