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TIL Military dogs are traditionally ranked higher than their handlers, to make sure there's severe punishment for mistreating them

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ne8aB TIL Louis Silberkleit graduated from New York Law School, co-founded MLJ Magazines (later known as Archie Comics), and served as its publisher for many years
9wgmD TIL that metals can form whiskers that slowly grow over time, especially in electronical devices. The exact process that make them is unknown and can cause problems like short circuits and arcing. These whiskers can become airborne and cause serious problems in large server rooms.
1akMX TIL in 1856 a group of prussian railroad workers stole all the silver coins from a barrel and replaced them with sand. A scientist analized samples of sand from every station on that line which led to their capture.
0dZky TIL, there's a condition called, "Encopresis" wherein the sufferer loses control of their bowels after holding in their stool as long as they can first.
d8MaE TIL that in 1931, a 15 year old girl suffering from paralysis was mistakenly injected with blood from a pet parrot after her family physician called a nearby hospital for advice and misheard "parent's blood" as "parrot's blood"