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TIL Velociraptors were only about 2 feet tall

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rjBe TIL in 2007, a nine-year-old Jack Russell Terrier named George sacrificed himself to save five children from an attack by two Pit Bulls. All three dogs had to be euthanized, but George was posthumously awarded a PDSA Gold Medal and his heroism was commemorated with a bronze statue.
yxOv TIL: During the American Civil War, Russia sent several naval fleets to dock in New York City, just in case Great Britain or France tried to attack the Union.
Rx51 TIL that as production for American Beauty began, DreamWorks approached twenty established directors, including several A-listers, all who turned down the project before they agreed to let Sam Mendes, a theater director, do it. It won Best Picture and Mendes won Best Director at the 2000 Oscars.
b9kpa TIL that the United States has been in a conflict in 93% of it's existence.
69X77 TIL that Nike created a pair of shoes that were so advanced, they were banned from the Olympics because they were considered as technological doping.The Alphaflys, or “the shoe that broke running”, as sports scientist Dr Ross Tuckercalled them, contain tech designed to deliver greater energy return