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TIL that puppy mills are particularly prevalent among the Amish community.

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Zp4M4 TIL that the only way to reach Tokelau, a territory of NZ, is by boat. There is a ferry service every 2 weeks from Samoa and the journey takes 1 day
D1Ejj TIL about the polio epidemic of August 1952 in Copenhagen, Denmark. This epidemic ushered in the widespread use of positive-pressure ventilation, replacing the negative-pressure iron lung machine. It is also during this time that the concept of an intensive-care unit (ICU) was first introduced.
v1mvx TIL that Hitler's 3-mile-long abandoned Nazi resort is transforming into a luxury getaway to be completed by 2022
WORA TIL President James K. Polk is nicknamed by some historians “the least known consequential president.” He promised to serve just one term, and he achieved ALL of the agenda he set at the beginning of his term.
gMNJX TIL that from 1746 until the precedent was overturned in 1996, English law considered bagpipes not a musical instrument, but a weapon of war.