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TIL Every time a dog sees it’s owner, its brain secretes those same chemicals as our brains when we are in love.

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gb9A TIL the US navy simulated a naval battle against the Iranian navy and lost… Badly.
OoaAg TIL that in languages where spelling is highly phonetic (e.g. Italian) often lack an equivalent verb for "to spell". To clarify, one will often ask "how is it written?" and the response will be a careful pronunciation of the word, since this is sufficient to spell it.
Ogw6 TIL Hitler didn’t officially become a German citizen until 1932, a year before he would become Chancellor
Y7gyB TIL an on-board fire that caused the crash of an Imperial Airways flight in 1933 is suspected to be the first instance of airliner sabotage.
yQGQp TIL Firefighters use wetting agents to make water more "wet". The chemicals added reduce the surface tension of plain water so it's easier to spread and soak into objects.