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TIL all Golden Retrievers descend from a single mating pair of a Flat-coated Retriever named Nous and a Tweed Water Spaniel named Belle

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eZpE TIL that each U.S. driver crashes an average of once every 10 years and that cell phone use is involved in 26% of all motor vehicle crashes.
Lkrem TIL: The Australian iconic kingfisher, the kookaburra was introduced to New Zealand, released on Kawau Island, and although rare can be found in the surrounding area, in the north of the North Island
awaWo TIL that if you catch a home run ball from the visiting team at Wrigley Field you are expected to throw it back
b99KE TIL that Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, together with Mobe, attempted to perform an exorcism on the Pentagon and to levitate the building 300 feet into the air. At least 30 000 people partook.
LkbEV TIL of Perpetua, a 3rd century martyr, by attack of wild animals. In the midst of the attacks, she would fix her dress and her hair to preserve her dignity. She eventually died by guiding the sword of a shaky soldier to her own neck.