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TIL cats and dogs can be allergic to humans

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x61Jk TIL the Salish tribes bred and maintained packs of wool dogs for making yarn. They would sheer the dogs in the spring like sheep.
PKkZ TIL that the first fireman killed during the September 11 attacks died at 9:30am when a civilian who had jumped from the South Tower landed on him.
rR5dw TIL of Thomas Francis Meagher, born 1823. He was an Irish nationalist, got exiled to Tasmania, escaped to New York, visited Costa Rica, fought in the Civil War, became governor of Montana, and died when he fell off a boat at age 43.
wLgnJ TIL motion sensor data (accessible without user permission in iOS and Android) can reveal your health condition, body features, age, sex, emotional state, biometric identity, driving style, smoking behaviour, intoxication, text typed on the touchscreen, and location — even when GPS is disabled.
e9JL TIL: If North Dakota seceded from the US it would be the 3rd largest nuclear power in the world. (#8 on this list)