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TIL chihuahuas used to be bred to be used as sacrifices

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VMG84 TIL That John Snow was an early pioneer of epidemiology and used diligent research and contact tracing to identify the source of a cholera epidemic in Soho, London. Officials initially rejected his findings but a detractor eventually published findings confirming Snow's assertions.
0d4rR The iPhone X, which cost $999, contained so much components from Samsung that the company earned $110 per device sold
X0B4D TIL that the Burger King chain is not allowed to use the name Burger King in Mattoon, Illinois, because there is a restaurant there that already protected the name as a “state trademark” in 1959 and defended it in court against BK.
j6ejR TIL that Strom Thurmond only resigned from the US senate 6 months before his death at the age of 100
N6nQ TIL That fulmars, a type of seabird, vomit a putrid fishy oil on their assailants in self-defense. Not only does it smell horrific, but it’s lethal to predatory birds because it permanently glues their feathers together.