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TIL that the Doberman was bred to protect a hated tax collector.

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VM8x0 TIL Mary Shelley published her novel "Frankenstein, the Modern Prometheus" at 19 years old, its themes of birth and death reflecting the deaths of both her first infant child and sister within a short timeframe, followed by pregnancy with another child who she carried throughout the book's writing.
wo41 TIL that Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal,Tesla Motors, and founder of SpaceX, attended Stanford college for 2 days before dropping out and starting Zip2, a company which he sold 4 years later for 307 million dollars
94DD TIL that Claims of virgin births in U.S. near 1 percent
GAwRE TIL Havre, MT burned down in 1904. The citizens moved into their basements and built tunnels between homes and businesses, until an entire city flourished underground, including a bordello, opium den, and ice cream shop. It was opened for tours in 1999.
QJJnX TIL that people often assume that attractive people are more successful and have better personalities than unattractive people, due to a cognitive bias known as the Halo Effect.