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TIL Dogs can wear braces on their teeth. Wesley is a six-month-old Golden Retriever, who wasn’t able to fully close his mouth and chew well was fitted with braces by, Dr. James Moore AKA "The Doggie Dentist." As with people, dental problems for dogs can lead to other, more serious health issues.

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N7OKM TIL About the 'Rebecca Riots' in 19th Century Wales. Farmers would paint their faces and dress as women, calling themselves the 'daughters' of Rebecca (a biblical figure). They would riot, protest and launch attacks against landowner's and tollgates, ultimately succeeding in changing the law.
Lkp00 TIL of the Taman Shud case: a mysterious unidentified corpse of a man found on the beach in Australia in 1948, cleanly shaven with no identification marks but a piece of paper with the words “Tamam Shud,” meaning the end.
p8e0Q TIL that First Nations Francis "Peggy" Pegahmagabow, the most effective sniper of WWI, volunteered for service despite the Canada government's exclusion of Aboriginal people in the army. With a kill record of 378, Peggy once ran into No-Mans Land to retrieve ammo when his company ran out.
jNRQ TIL that thousands of high school students watch 12 minutes of Channel One every day of class: A multimillion-dollar, corporate-owned program that pipes advertisements into the classroom. In return, participating schools receive technological grants.
v9X4 TIL Julius Caesar, despite being the most famous Roman, only ruled as a dictator for four years before being assassinated.