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TIL Dogs preferred to poop with their body being aligned along the North–South axis.

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lNA5 TIL the Rothschilds had such an efficient system of couriers that they knew Napoleon had lost at Waterloo a day before the government did. Nathan Rothschild kept it secret and immediately bought up the government bond market. He then sold the bonds for an enormous 40% profit two years later.
aL0M TIL- In 1933 America’s most senior, most decorated Marine, General Smedley Butler, told the House of Representitives that wealthy businessmen tried to recruit him to overthrow President Roosevelt in a coup, and install a fascist government.
EQV TIL Meteorites that fell to Earth during a meteor shower in July of 2011 have been confirmed to be from Mars
Oonr7 TIL that People who understand evolutionary theory are more likely to accept it, even if they are religious or politically conservative.
erLn TIL Japanese police fire paint-balls at fleeing vehicles so that other police vehicles can see them and to identify them at a later date if they get away. The paint is Bright orange and difficult to remove.