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TIL about Saint Guinefort, a legendary 13th-century French greyhound that received local veneration as a folk saint

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0dPDv TIL The US has “The Intracoastal Waterway” which is a 3,000-mile network of navigable rivers, bays, and canals along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. It provides a protected route for maritime traffic, avoiding the hazards of open ocean travel.
yQpDl TIL that "Made in Germany" was used in the UK as a warning of allegedly inferior German products. Over time, they turned out to be of excellent quality, establishing the brand as a seal of quality.
Y7OBx TIL the body of Xin Zhui, an Chinese noblewoman from the 2nd century BC, was found remarkably well preserved in a certain liquid in her airtight tomb. Her skin, muscles, organs, blood vessels, hair, and even finger prints were preserved, making it one of the best preserved ancient human remains.
pYE5e TIL that a lot of optimization algorithms are based on the observation of nature (ACO,PSO, genetic algorithms, honeybee algorithms, etc...)
GA5jE TIL the Moon has a smell—like burnt gunpowder. Apollo astronauts noticed it after taking off their helmets inside the lander. The weird part? Lunar dust has nothing in common with gunpowder. Scientists think it reacts with oxygen, but the smell disappears on Earth