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TIL in 1845 a severely depressed dog tried to commit suicide by jumping into a river and refusing to make any attempt to escape (which goes against natural instincts). Even after being rescued, the dog ran back to the river. Eventually, the dog succeeded and died.

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KxdB TIL In the mid 1990’s the bees in an apple-growing region of China called Maoxian County, disappeared. People then started pollinating apple trees by hand using brushes made of chopsticks and chicken feathers.As a result, apple production increased 30-40%.