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TIL the United States ranks 3rd in liking the United States

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NAoP TIL That an Anti-Piracy Ad was fined for using stolen music.
8eLAX TIL that due to their long association with humans, dogs have evolved the ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet, which would be inadequate for other canid species.
Yp7yB TIL the average American will spend $937 (up 3.7%ish from last year) on Christmas, including gifts, food, clothing, and parties... and 98% of them will be doing it on credit.
mxVNp Armed with thick, helmet-like plates on their foreheads and powerful legs that can run up to 30 miles per hour, cassowaries are often called “living dinosaurs.”
ne4Db TIL when the baby falls sick, mother being so close to the baby also catches the same infection, mother’s body having a relatively mature immune system produces the antibodies against the infection which are then transferred from mother’s body to the baby through breastfeeding.