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TIL Greyhounds are universal blood donors for dogs

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XEBKE TIL Ken Jennings, the Jeopardy champion who shattered all the records for the game, refused to come out of retirement for the Jeopardy: Greatest Of All Time championship tournament, because he thought he'd lose badly. He ended up crushing, winning in only four rounds out of a possible seven.
VMKW4 TIL Of the metronome of Leningrad. During the Nazi siege of the city they installed 1,500 loudspeakers that constantly played the sound of a metronome. A slow rhythm meant safety and a fast rhythm warned of an air attack.
XEP1R TIL the British have invaded or fought conflicts in 171 of the world's 193 countries recognized by the United Nations
W71mL TIL that there are 17.3 million American digital nomads or people that travel freely while working remotely using technology and the internet.
9wP7G TIL that hundreds of miniature coffins containing frogs have been found in archaeological sites across Finland, primarily under churches and ecclesiastical buildings, believed to be a form of “protective magic”