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TIL dogs feel most vulnerable when pooping so they look to their owners for protection, which often results in awkward staring.

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4kgyJ TIL that the body's soft tissues, like muscles and tendons, gradually turn into bone over time under a rare connective tissue disease called Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP)
yG1l TIL that in 2012 a South Pacific island, recorded by Google Earth and Australian maps, was discovered to not actually exist
gM5Ay TIL Julius Caesar was "slut shamed" for an alleged sexual relationship with King Nicomedes Bithynia. Not because it was of a homosexual nature, but because Caesar was allegedly the receptive partner. The accusation may have been a political smear, but it bothered Caesar for the rest of his life.
LkRLZ TIL that many children from 2-5 years will develop maladaptive sleeping behavior following surgical procedures and anesthesia, so parents please mentally prepare yourselves.
Wkb68 TIL The first-ever nationally televised political convention was the 1952 Republican convention in Chicago