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TIL Helen Keller owned the first Akitas in the US
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TIL the first baby stroller was made in 1733. The Duke of Devonshire asked architect William Kent to build a means of transport for his young children, and Kent constructed a shell shaped basket on wheels for children to sit in. It was richly decorated, and meant to be pulled by a goat or small pony
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TIL the US tried to make cat guided bombs during WWII to hit enemy ships. The hope was that the cat would see the ship as “dry land” and steer the bomb to the target, in an effort to avoid getting wet. The project was abandoned because the cats would lose consciousness in the low G conditions.
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TIL that Gretchen Weiners' "We should totally just STAB CEASAR!" monologue from "Mean Girls" is just a re-working of Cassius' lines from the original play. Act 1, Scene 2, lines 135-161
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TIL that when you click and hold a YouTube video it will fast forward 2x... how have I missed this for 15+ years?
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TIL the USA federal witness protection program has a 100% success rate for those who follow their guidelines