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TIL about Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome, a condition much like dementia or Alzheimer's that can develop in dogs.

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WkEed TIL of the B612 Foundation, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to planetary defense against asteroids and other near-Earth object impacts. It is run by former astronauts and engineers who believe that Earth has a 100% chance of being threatened by a devastating asteroid at some point in the future.
7rEnO TIL that when George Ruth Jr. was 19, the law stated he had to have a legal guardian to sign his baseball contract. Baltimore Orioles owner Jack Dunn became Ruth's guardian, leading teammates to jokingly call Ruth "Dunn's new babe." The joke stuck, and Ruth quickly earned the nickname "Babe" Ruth
R7E54 TIL of Eleanor Jones, a librarian, who in 1916 created a chaperoned dormitory after noticing groups of vulnerable young women in search of Hollywood stardom were congregating in her library with no place to go. The Hollywood Studio Club eventually housed over 10,000 women - including Marilyn Monroe.
4k4ZR TIL that the world record for the tallest stack of M&M’s candy pieces is 6.
oBg5K TIL that the 1993 film Demolition Man jokes that Arnold Schwarzenegger serves as President of the United States in the future. Coincidentally, a day short of exactly ten years after the film's release, Schwarzenegger was elected as Governor of California.