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naQP TIL that there was a breed of dog called the Turnspit Dog or Kitchen Dog that was bred specifically to run on a wheel that turned the spit that cooked meat over open flame. It is now extinct.
JY0L8 TIL that Vieques, Puerto Rico has the world's brightest bioluminescent bay. When the water in the bay is disturbed, it glows with a bright blue color. This effect is due to microorganisms that live in the bay.
vPM5R TIL that in the early 1900s, hospitals refused to treat premature babies. Dr. Martin Couney set up incubator exhibits at fairs to save them—charging visitors, not parents. He saved 6,500 lives while medicine called it a “sideshow.”
M7BkW TIL that people who stutter (or stammer) often lose that stutter when they sing. Some famous singers that used to, or still, stutter include Bill Withers, Carly Simon, Noel Gallagher, Mel Tillis, Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar, John Lee Hooker, and Elvis Presley
a8nJy TIL in 1997 a small Texas community tried to replace "Hello" with "Heaven-o" citing religious reasons