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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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5YZ0n TIL The US commissioned 500k Purple Hearts manufactured in anticipation of injuries expected during the planned mainland invasion of Japan in WWII, and they still had 130k left over 60 years later in 2003
4X05o TIL that there is a monument to enemas in the Russian spa town of Zheleznovodsk, featuring a bronze bulb held aloft by three cherubs
jGlQ TIL of “Phantom Vibration Syndrome” where a person perceives a vibration from their device when, in fact, it’s not doing so and may not even be in the vicinity.
pojA TIL In the original script of the Matrix film, Switch changed genders upon entering the Matrix, which coined their name, Switch. This may be a reflection of Lana Wachowski’s struggles with her gender identity, which were unknown to the public at the time.
JYQL4 TIL that in 1907, a Mexican railroad brakeman named Jesús Gracía saved the entire town of Nacozari by singlehandedly driving a damaged and burning train containing dynamite six kilometers away from the town before it finally exploded, killing him.