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TIL that dog obesity is positively correlated with owner obesity. This effect is only seen in dogs and not cats. The study suggests that this correlation can be attributed to obese owners walking their dogs less. No explanation other than neutering is given for the variation in weight among cats.

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LkMa0 TIL Scientists put slime mold onto a model of a map of Tokyo, with food representing urban centers. After a day, it created a network almost identical to Tokyo’s actual rail network. Human designers created that network to be as efficient as possible; slime mold did the same, but without a brain
9ORM TIL On Valentines day Roman priests use to kill goats and take their skin, soak them in blood and go around streets slapping women and crops with them in order to make them fertile for the year
b9ND4 TIL George Clooney gifted 14 of his closest friends $1 Million Dollars, in cash, for being such an important part of his life. He even paid the taxes on the gift as well.
mxlrp TIL that there is a system where cows can choose when they are milked. The whole process is automated, customized for each cow, and has seen cows living 30% longer than those at farms that use traditional methods.
BgJe TIL that early Russian ruler Vladimir the Great met with representatives from various religions in order to choose a new faith for his people. When presented with Islam he turned it down, declaring that “Drinking is the joy of the Rus’, we can’t go without it.”