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TIL the guilty look dogs have isn’t because they know they did something wrong, rather they think you’re going to be or are mad at them.

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YpODG TIL of Heinz Drossel, a German soldier who married the first Jew he rescued in WWII; a woman he stopped from committing suicide. Risking execution, he sheltered her in his apartment before giving her money to find a safer place to stay. Heinz went on to rescue more Jews.
VpAm TIL that the Tourette Syndrome Association released a statement after the South Park episode “Le Petit Tourette” where they complimented the show on being “well researched” and that it “served as a clever device” to get accurate information to the public.
8a5wK TIL: ancient Athenians used Sortition (selection by lottery) to appoint public officials from a large pool of candidates. It was a pillar of their democracy. All competent and interested parties had equal chance of holding public office (minimizing Partisanship). Elections, by contrast, foster it..
8aNk4 TIL: A woman trying prove that she could scale Mount Everest while on a vegan diet died of altitude sickness
ADVd4 TIL the word “Kudos” isn’t plural. Or, it didn’t used to be. And I’m saying it wrong. And I’m not.