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

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j6BXN TIL that the Montreal Protocol in 1987 was the first universally ratified treaty in United Nations history. All 198 parties agreed to reduce the production of CFCs to protect the ozone layer. It has been considered one of the most successful international agreements to date.
x6vXw TIL Congress wanted a 'Manhattan Project' for Military Artificial Intelligence back in 2020.
8x6G TIL that in 1999, a Learjet on autopilot continued flying for over 4 hours after all on board had died due to rapid depressurization. It was carrying the professional golfer Payne Stewart.
0wjwv TIL about the Nowe Ateny, the first Polish encyclopedia (written in 1745-1746). It included definitions such as “Horse: Everyone knows what a horse is,” “Goats are a stinking kind of animal,” and “Dragon is hard to overcome, yet one shall try.” The humor was likely unintentional.
6E8Ql TIL 54 oenology (wine science) students were secretly given white wine dyed with tasteless red food coloring and they overwhelmingly described the flavors as if it were red wine.