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TIL left pawed dogs are far less likely to pass guide dog training.

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XBlQ TIL There were as many as 60,000,000 (60 million) bisons in 1800. In 1900, there were only 300 left due to mass-hunting. A handful of ranchers saved the species from extinction. Today, the number of bisons is about 500,000. However, only 15 to 25 thousand of these are pure bisons and not hybrids.
e08dk TIL that during World War 2, the US implemented a nationwide "Victory Speed Limit" of 35 mph to conserve gasoline and rubber for the war effort.
4Xr5 TIL That picking your nose and eating your boogers is good for your immune system
QNXga TIL researchers testing the Infinite Monkey theorem: Not only did the monkeys produce nothing but five total pages largely consisting of the letter "S", the lead male began striking the keyboard with a stone, and other monkeys followed by urinating and defecating on the machine
rNADM TIL that the parasite H. zschokkei is the only multicellular organism that does not rely on Oxygen for respiration. It relies on a currently undiscovered energy metabolism to sustain itself.