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TIL the City of Boston has border collies that scare off geese in the esplanade along the Charles River to prevent them from nesting.

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Mpnb TIL that the time traveling machine in Back to the Future was originally supposed to be a refrigerator, but director Robert Zemeckis feared that children would climb into their home fridges and suffocate themselves so they went with the DeLorean instead.
Y77Gd TIL Based on the data from modern hunter-gatherer populations, it is estimated that at 15, life expectancy was an additional 39 years (total 54), with a 60% probability of reaching 15
QJ4Ya TIL in 1700 King Louis XIV was the 1st king to tax the upper classes in French history as prior to this the rich would receive tax exemptions from previous kings
Z8EDG TIL of Anandibai Joshi, the first female doctor from India. She was also the first woman in India to complete her studies in western medicine from the United States.
agAy TIL that the youngest participant in World War 1 was 8 years old.