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TIL Joseph Stalin’s granddaughter is a gun-loving antique shop owner in Portland, Oregon and a Buddhist.

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QJlV9 TIL that in 2005, Eric James Torpy, was convicted of shooting with intent to kill and robbery. He asked that his sentence be changed from 30 years' imprisonment to 33 so that it would match Larry Bird's jersey number. His request was granted.
kJXkE TIL about Chaser, a border collie with the best tested memory of any non-human animal. She could recognize and fetch 1,022 toys by name and category.
Eg0Kp TIL that Disney attempted to trademark the centuries-old Mexican holiday "Dia de los Muertos" for merchandising purposes. They requested exclusivity on education, entertainment, and "frozen meals consisting primarily of pasta or rice".
Je74 TIL by eating herbivores with seeds in their stomachs and then leaving scat across a large range, cougars are able to plant around 94,000 plants a year.
oj9r TIL that “Human and Animal blood” make up 1.3% of total US exports. Exports of blood bring in $18.9 billion of revenue.