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

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VPVZ TIL in 1861 a 43-day storm flooded northern and southern California for 6 months.
a8xDb Today I learned that horses can swim. Large lungs keeps them afloat and they swim similar to dogs by paddling with all 4 limbs.
v1kn4 Today I learned about Time Crystals, discrete crystals that have a structure that repeats in time, causing them to resist entropy.
Eg417 TIL there's a syndrome caused by brain injury which causes an obsession with gourmet foods. Symptoms include "Wanting to write, talk, eat, about refined foods".
5YGrP TIL of Alcibiades, an ancient greek general who'd served not one, not two, but three nations during the Peloponnesian War. After being exiled from Athens by his enemies, he played a pivotal role in their downfall whilst serving Sparta, and vice versa when he served Athens again until he got exiled.