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TIL Cesar Millan’s well known pitbull, Daddy was previously owned by rapper Redman who gave the dog to Cesar after realizing he could not care for the dog due to his career taking off. Cesar used Daddy as his right-hand dog for rehabilitating troubled canines.

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ZDyD TIL that Banana Republic is a term for a politically unstable country whose economy is largely dependent on the export of a single limited-resource product, such as bananas
ep7rJ TIL that in 1866 the US Congress passed legislation that legally protected use of the metric system in commerce.
78V7p TIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are still edible after over 3,000 years.
lD17 TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest structure in the world until the year 1300. The building that replaced it collapsed, so from 1549 to 1884 the tallest structure in the world was not the tallest ever.
xAK0 TIL In the U.S. 27% of children (0-18) are in poverty while 13% of the elderly (65+).