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TIL that President John Adams had a dog named Satan

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b6oa9 TIL that Julia Child started off working for the OSS (proto-CIA), where she helped develop a shark repellent
aKV0 TIL the theme to the children’s cartoon series “Arthur” was written by son of Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley.
Opaa TIL a study suggested playing Portal 2 is better for your brain than brain-training games like Lumosity
X0wl8 TIL: Slaves were sometimes lottery prizes in the past. An example was when Bernard Moore, in quick need of cash, divided his estate into 124 prizes and sold 1840 lottery tickets. You could win a slave, 10 cows, a house, a forge, mill, or wagon. The slaves were the cheapest prizes.
vPREr TIL of the lucky bull of Turin. The tradition is that if a person puts their right heel on the bull’s testicular region and “turn on himself three times,” this will bring good luck.