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TIL All border collies can be traced back to one dog, Old Hemp

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BZgW TIL The FCC is considering modifying its policies regarding the use of the f-word and nudity on radio and television.
E0NP TIL Texas oil tycoon Jim West used to throw handfuls of silver dollars around just to see people scramble for them.
BgQd TIL that a Korean soldier during World War II was conscripted into the Japanese Imperial Army, captured and forced to fight for the Red Army, then captured again and forced to fight for the Wehrmacht. Making him a veteran of three armies.
1aVpd TIL in 2012 an extreme solar storm missed Earth by 9 days that could have caused nearly $2.5 trillion dollars in damage and loss of power for years on end. There is a 12% chance of a solar storm with the same magnitude to hit us in the next decade.
ADMko TIL the first time a switch hitter went up against a switch pitcher they kept alternating stances until the umpires stopped the game