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TIL that while wolves are pack animals, dogs are not.

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Oo9GL TIL Cowboy boots are designed for safety. The high heel prevents your foot from sliding thru the stirrups, trapping your foot but if it does and you fall off the horse the lack of laces allows your foot to slide out of the boot preventing you from being dragged by the horse.
VM8L4 TIl an english garbage man won the lottery for 10 million pounds (25 mill USD in today's money), lost all of it then 8 years later reapplied for his old job as a garbage man.
L0A9 TIL 12 years ago Portugal decriminalized all hard drugs. Today, drug abuse is down half of what it was in their country.
dawB TIL Valdosta, GA was named after a region of Northern Italy (Valle d'Aosta).
E1nkp TIL of a phenomenon where during TV commercial breaks, a large majority of Britain will decide to do things that drain electricity, such as the kettle, at the same time, thus causing 200-400MW demand on the grid