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TIL the British made “decoy sneakers” for SOE agents in the pacific to disguise their footprints and make them seem like barefoot locals.

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R7NQ6 TIL a sheepdog made a 240-mile journey home to his birthplace in Wales after escaping from his new home in Cumbria. He was sent to the Cumbrian farm to work but turned up on the doorstep of his original owners 12 days later, limping and a little thinner than before, but in otherwise good condition.
LgMV TIL The concrete at the center of the Hoover Dam has yet to fully cure.
JwY4 TIL there is a species of flatworm that after sex, if the female has been filled with unwanted sperm from an undesirable partner, it can double over, put its mouth over its genital opening, and suck the sperm back out. This gives the female control over who fertilises her eggs.
6KbQ TIL The first child to own a stuffed Paddington Bear, was Jeremy Clarkson.
7B8L TIL that before Heinz took over, 90% of ketchup on the market contained so many “injurious ingredients” that a bottle of it could literally kill you.