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TIL dogs not eligible to continue guide dog training are offered "career changes"

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w8p7 TIL that a woman named Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) was the first to attempt a journey around the world in 80 days inspired by the Jules Verne book. She did it in 72 days, 6 hours, and 11 minutes - a world record.
eA66 TIL Marie Antoinette’s last words were “Pardon me sir, I meant not to do it”, to her executioner, whose foot she had accidentally stepped on after climbing the scaffold to the guillotine. Also, her body was thrown into an unmarked grave.
bKN7 TIL that a single helmet for the Air Force’s new F-35 fighter costs over $400,000
d86PZ TIL that researchers at Yale managed to restore some function to disembodied pig brains.
W7jEN TIL of Viking Metal - a subgenre of heavy metal originating from 1980s Northern Europe characterized by a lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age.