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TIL that dogs have been trained to drive cars

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jNjKE TIL Draco was the first legislator in Ancient Greece. He replaced the system of oral law and blood-feud with written codes to be enforced by courts. Citizens were unaware of the harshness of his laws, giving rise to the term Draconian.
6WRZ TIL advertisements used to be played after the movie - hence the name “trailer”
BvoW TIL of the peanut butter tree. A tropical tree that smells like peanut butter and produces fruit that tastes like it as well.
neWZ7 TIL that ABBA's "Dancing Queen" is a favourite of Queen Elizabeth II. She claims: "I always try to dance when this song comes on, because I am the Queen, and I like to dance."
mBNO TIL a project aims to restore NYC Jamaica Bay’s once thriving oyster population by creating inviting beds for them out of broken toilets. The oysters could help limit erosion and improve water quality by naturally filtering pollutants out.