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TIL that in Nepal, Kukur Tihar is a festival that honors dogs and pampers them as a sign of gratitude.

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Wkp9B TIL that animals re-evaluate what they experienced during the day in their sleep and thereby secure knowledge, meaning they have dreams as complex as a human's.
XkrE TIL Hydrangea flowers are a naturally occurring pH indicator, turning pink in basic soil and blue in acidic soil
bxYa TIL TATA group(an Indian company) bought Jaguar- Land Rover from Ford as revenge for the chairman of Ford insulting TATA representatives.
XEdP8 TIL that mucus gets its green color from an enzyme white blood cells use to make a corrosive chemical called hypochlorite to dissolve bacteria. Hypochlorite is the same chemical used in household bleach.
J1LD1 TIL that the modern standard keyboard layout, QWERTY, was NOT designed to slow typists down but rather to prevent the mechanical typewriters from jamming.