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TIL that dogs have glands in their toes that release profile-specific scents when they dig into the ground— which is why they often scratch/ dig at the ground after urination. This is a way to further strengthen their “mark” on the territory.

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veGj TIL that Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Kary Mullis stated that his LSD use greatly helped him develop the polymerase chain reaction, a commonly used technique in molecular biology.
OQQg TIL that cutting global poverty in half would cost $20 billion, less than 4% of the U.S. military budget
N7Lre TIL that Peter Glasser was granted a patent in 1973 for converting solar energy to electricity in outer space and beaming them back to earth as microwave energy using a large antenna (up to one square km).
MMvV TIL when the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play a home game, the stadium is filled with enough people to qualify as the state’s third-largest city.
RPE9 TIL a convicted felon requested that his prison sentence be increased from 30 years to 33 years, so that it would match the jersey number of basketball star Larry Bird