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TIL: Border Collies are the valedictorians of the dog world, these herders took the top spot in in Stanley Coren's intelligence rankings, meaning most can learn a new command in under five seconds and follow it at least 95% of the time

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G9AJ TIL a US Navy SEAL suffered through 30 minutes of agonizing hell to save his teammates from an exploding grenade. Not a karma whoring attempt, I just really want people to remember this guy
PYgZL TIL America has a 'Hague Invasion Act' in which the act authorizes the USA to invade the Netherlands if any American Service Member is ever held on trial by the International Criminal Court for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
5Vek9 TIL Despite the poetic and historical romance which surrounds sending messages in bottles, most sink to the ocean floor within 8-10 months if they haven't already landed ashore due to marine organisms which grow on the bottles, causing them to sink.
E1ZvW TIL that the Voyager 1 is still alive and well. In December of last year, it used its rockets to maneuver for the first time in 37 years
loMG1 TIL Neil Armstrong's astronaut application arrived a week past the deadline. A friend slipped the tardy form in with the others.