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TIL Greyhounds are universal blood donors for dogs
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TIL in soccer when a yellow card is shown, the referee writes the player’s details in a small notebook; hence a caution is also known as a “booking”
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TIL Mr. T attended the premiere of Rocky 3 with his mother. During the scene where he yells lurid remarks at Adrian, his mother turned to him and said “I did not raise you to talk to a lady like that.” She then stormed out of the theatre.
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Because Brussels sprouts are bitter, and kids generally don’t like bitter tastes. It’s not their fault. Researchers say that an aversion to bitter and sour (generally a heightened gag reflex) is a survival instinct since most toxins taste that way too. On the other hand, sweetness typically indicates that something is safe to eat, so children are born with a preference for sweets.
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TIL The most expensive movie stunt ever was in the movie cliffhanger. The stuntman was paid 1 million dollars to transfer between two jets at 15,000 feet.
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TIL that humans have used fleas for centuries for entertainment purposes, including dressing them up, flea circuses and tiny watch manipulation.