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TIL that spiked dog collars were invented in ancient Greece and were originally designed to protect the dogs throat from wolf attacks

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E145o TIL that the human body literally emits light (like fireflies do), but 1/1000 times the sensitivity of naked eyes.The light emission is rhythmatic and peaks at 4 pm.
J1pl4 TIL George Lazenby was offered a 7 film deal to play James Bond but only played him once because his agent convinced him that the secret agent would be archaic in the liberated 1970s.
yVdPM TIL that a previous rough cut of the 1980 comedy movie Airplane! was 115 minutes. After it was previewed at three college campuses and two movie theaters, the filmmakers trimmed the movie down to 88 minutes due to audience feedback.
R5do9 TIL there's a labor union for white collar workers called "Office and Professional Employees International Union"
RY99 TIL of Cocaine Bear, AKA Pablo Eskobear. The bear died in a National Forest in Kentucky in ‘85 after ingesting a portion of 75lbs of coke ($15mil value) that had been dropped by a drug-smuggling, corrupt, fugitive lawyer who had been parachuting with it before falling to his death.