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TIL that while dogs may not pass the traditional mirror test, they do pass a "smell mirror" test, suggesting they understand the concept of 'self'.

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7RyX TIL the role of Jafar in Disney’s Aladdin was originally offered to Patrick Stewart, but he had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts. Stewart later said he regretted not taking the part.
WkLbd TIL In Cambodia, cooking with a "lucky iron fish" has helped villagers prevent anaemia.
R77O9 TIL in the Soviet Union between 1946-1964 there was a thriving black market for bootleg recordings made from discarded x-rays.
0LdR TIL that words such as moose, skunk, raccoon, pecan, and squash, all originate from the language of the now-extinct Algonquian tribe, which inhabited what is now Roanoke Island.
1aayO TIL that there is a bigger volcanic process than super volcanoes called Large Igneous Provinces that appear to have occurred simultaneously with extinction events.