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TIL in the UK it is illegal for non-veterinary surgeons, however qualified in the human field, to treat animals.

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WknON TIL Probably the most harmful dog training myth is that you should punish a growl. This is probably the worst thing you can do, it teaches the dog to skip growling and go right to biting
MmN0 TIL newborn babies can support their own weight for up to two minutes when hanging from a bar. This was discovered by a man named Dr Robinson in the late 1800’s, when he made 60 babies dangle from a walking-stick.
rRXvy TIL that during WWII, the Germans and the British independently discovered that they could use thin aluminum strips dropped from planes to jam enemy radar, but both sides refused to use this for over a year for fear the other would figure out the technique
wPLo TIL that by removing the amygdala from the brain, a person stops feeling fear.
W7p4Y TIL that ginger is used in some parts of the world to treat flatulence and colic.