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TIL After speaking with a Great Dane breeder, Scooby Doo’s creator created him as the opposite of a pedigree dog.

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QJ1pE TIL various sequels to Space Jam were considered after its success, including Spy Jam (starring Jackie Chan), Race Jam (starring Jeff Gordon), and Skate Jam (starring Tony Hawk).
ZeN4 TIL a story about Greek people self-infecting with HIV to collect 700 euro per month was largely unfounded, but a bunch of news organizations printed it anyway.
d86W9 TIL that in 2004, researchers were exploring using sugar, specifically glucose, as fuel for an ecologically friendly automobile.
neMLo TIL despite having had only one Nobel laureate among the population, the Faroe Islands have the most Nobel laureates per capita, as the whole territory has a population of around 50k people.
16wQ8 TIL the high five was invented in 1977