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TIL that there was once a breed of dog called a "turnspit dog" that was bred to run on a wheel, to turn meat cooking over a fire.

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BrZPr Til Telling the truth when tempted to lie can significantly improve a person’s mental and physical health. Researchers found participants could purposefully and dramatically reduce their everyday lies, and that in turn was associated with significantly improved health
mxDdR TIL Joy Milne (The Lady Who Can Smell Parkinson’s) has a story of how she discovered her ability which differs from the ‘dumb luck’/‘off-chance’ version first reported years ago
X54r TIL in 1979 when New York City made it illegal to carry open containers of alcohol in public, the law was pitched to only target the anti-social homeless. A city councilman supporting the law: “We do not recklessly expect the police to give a summons to a Con Ed worker having a beer with his lunch”.
loaW5 TIL The repeal of Prohibition helped the Democrats and FDR win the election. Not only that, the Democrats (known as the "wet party") made enormous gains in both houses of Congress, which passed the 21st Amendment to repeal Prohibition even before FDR officially took office.
BgBed TIL about the Academy Honorary Awards which are held separately to the Academy Awards. Recipients are rewarded for career achievements, contributions to the motion picture industry, and service to the Academy. They receive the same Oscar statue as the main Awards.