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TIL in 2013, a service dog named Kirsch and his owner were both awarded Master’s degrees in Mental Health Counseling from Johns Hopkins University. Kirsch received his for attending all of his owner’s classes.

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LkVMm A large study conducted in three countries provides good evidence of a link between a history of vigorous physical activity and the risk of developing ALS.
gM1YA TIL of "Happy Tail Syndrome." This condition occurs when particularly happy and boisterous dogs manage to damage the end of their tail through excessive wagging which causes it to bang repeatedly against hard household features like walls and doors.
WyjX TIL A Dog’s anal glands sometimes need to be manually emptied to avoid discomfort. A sign of discomfort is a dog chasing its tail or dragging its posterior on the ground.
vD0L TIL people that enjoy spicy food are more likely to be alcoholics
nebYB TIL the two Koreas were split before for roughly 300 years.