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TIL Debbie Harry of Blondie was a playboy bunny

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16577 TIL that during World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana received the Blue Cross Medal for extinguishing an incendiary bomb by peeing on it.
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ne447 TIL birds cannot detect capsaicin (the active ingredient in chilli that makes it spicy) so it is used as a squirrel deterrent for birdfeeders.
kgQd TIL there are 5.2 million trees in New York; 25 percent of the city is covered in shade.
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