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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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jEJX TIL An ancient wooden tablet found in Greece, contradicts the belief that alphabet originated from Sumerians at 3000-4000 BC. The tablet dating at 5260 BC about to change the origin of alphabet in Europe entirely.
8exMb TIL virtual reality can induce mild and transient symptoms of depersonalization and derealization
nW7Ro TIL of the "Green Book" which helped Black Americans know which restaurants, hotels and gas stations would serve them and/or do them no harm between the 1930s-1960s
90em TIL NYC rents have increased 75% since 2000, while median income has decreased 5%
1Og8 TIL that a study revealed that 20% of worker ants in colonies contribute nothing and are considered “Lazy Ants”.