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TIL that the oldest dog ever verified was an Australian cattle dog named Bluey who lived for 29 years & 5 months

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Y7vOP TIL Henry Ford once set the world record for fastest speed achieved on land. In 1904 he drove a Ford 999 on a frozen lake and reached a speed of 91.37mph despite hitting a bump in the ice sending him airborne at one point. The record helped popularize Ford's company.
l7YVK TIL: Henry Ford tried creating an electric railroad. It only lasted a few years but some of the well constructed concrete arches are still in place today.
LkQ09 TIL a flock of starlings is called a murmuration.
NwA8 TIL one of the founders of ex-gay conversion therapy Richard Socarides had a gay son whom he privately supported when he came out but continued to insist publicly that ex-gay conversion was possible and that the existence of gay people was caused by poor parenting.
aw5m9 TIL when he was 13, Davy Crockett attacked a school bully. Fearful of his father’s punishment, he ran away from home. Over the next two and a half years, he did odd jobs, learned several woodsman skills and traveled around in 3 states. When he finally returned home, his family couldn't recognize him