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TIL there are international human-dog dance competitions, with complex routines set to music.

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7JaL TIL that concrete was poured into an ant colony, and then excavated. It spanned 50 sq meters underground, and went 8 meters deep.
XE6WP TIL In 1984 water beds were a $2 billion business with 3.4 million sold in the United States alone. At the time, 75 percent of all stores that sold water beds also offered a selection of water bed cribs.
9YOj6 TIL that the original Nutella was sold as a loaf that was sliced and placed on top of bread.
awBvo TIL that Hugh Glass was left for dead after being mauled by a grizzly bear. After regaining consciousness, he set his broken leg, allowed maggots to eat his dead flesh to prevent gangrene, and made his way back to civilization over the course of 6 weeks, surviving on mostly roots and berries .
M7mwm TIL Gorillas who have experience with poacher's snares can learn how to break them. In late 2024, while debating how to intervene and help a trapped Gorilla, a group of park rangers observed the Silverback of the group stepping in and saving his family member by breaking the wire on his own