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TIL that The Egyptian dog Abuwtiyuw was a royal guard dog who received an elaborate ceremonial burial in the Giza Necropolis.

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MeEK TIL that 60 Minutes was the first regularly scheduled program in the U.S not to have an opening theme song.
PdxO TIL limpet teeth are the strongest biological material on the planet and are stronger then Kevlar .
x65mD TIL that Jacksonville, Florida is the largest city by area in the continental United States at 875 square miles and was named after General Andrew Jackson who never even visited Jacksonville ever
V4QD TIL that claims of people being anal probed by aliens only became common after 1969, the year that colonoscopies were introduced. In 1989 there was a huge upsurge in anal probe reports as a result of the procedure becoming more widespread and Ronald Reagan undergoing one
WVmo TIL That the German Shepherd was named Alsatian becuase it was thought the word German might harm the breed after the World Wars.