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TIL that when the FIFA World Cup trophy was stolen in 1966, it was found by a dog named Pickles.

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VNNQ TIL the Green Bay Packers are the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team based in the United States.
lGkr Today I learned Amazon remotely deleted copies of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, that were distributed through the Kindle store in 2009. This chilling example of potentially malicious behavior would have never been possible without DRM.
1aJpV TIL of Ronald Alexander, who appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to accept a $500,000 donation from Lowes for his crumbling elementary school in Detroit. Months later he and 12 other principals were convicted of taking $900,000 in bribes from a school supply scam.
PY1aJ TIL about solid-state batteries - possible replacement to lithium-ion batteries especially in cars
GYx8E Today I learned that scientists gave dolphins lsd as an attempt to communicate with them