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TIL during 8 years living in a UK animal shelter, a dog named Jasmine was a ‘surrogate mother’ to over 50 rescued animals; including puppies, foxes, 4 badger cubs, 15 chicks, 8 guinea pigs, 15 rabbits, a deer and a goose. She nursed each with affection, taking care of them as soon as they arrived.

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AD4Gw TIL in 1970, two young merchant seamen led the only mutiny on a US ship in the last century. The SS Columbia Eagle was delivering napalm bombs to Vietnam
4koao TIL almost 75 percent of the refrigeration and air conditioning sector can be converted to natural refrigerants, such as ammonia
1awAr TIL a Russian man changed the fine print on his credit card application to 0% APR and no fees, and got his bank to sign it.
PY4Ag TIL about how medieval tax records were kept or why notched sticks were so important back then.
X5Wj TIL that an Enterprise-like ocean research vessel is being built, headed by Jean-Loup Chretien and Jacques Piccard