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TIL "barking" is only a common behavior among domestic dogs, and is likely a result of selective breeding by humans.

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8eB0Z TIL in 1980s, there was an anonymous leaflet that listed a group of food additives as carcinogens. It was widely circulated and caused a mass panic in Europe.
grOQ4 TIL in 1962 a General Electric engineer named Nick Holonyak developed the first LED light bulb capable of emitting visible red light. The same bulb was used in the 1964 stop animation animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Rudolph’s bioluminescent nose.
mRoY TIL that in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, the name of Uncle Phil’s law firm is “Firth, Wynn and Meyer” as a reference to the band Earth, Wind, and Fire.
QldL TIL in Curling, custom dictates that after every match, the winners buy losers a round of drinks
womN8 TIL: The "Festival of Drunkeness" in Ancient Egypt celebrates the sensory elements of life and pleases the goddess Hathor and participants believed alcohol saved humanity. There was drinking, dancing, and sex to the point of passing out and being woken by temple bells the next day for prayer.