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TIL The WHO estimates the total number of stray dogs to be about 200 million, and the total population of free-range dogs to make up about 75-85% of the global dog population.

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awNV0 TIL that when Ngawang Namgyal, the creator of Bhutan as a nation, died in 1651, his successors kept his death secret for 54 years claiming he was on an extended retreat, because they feared that his death would lead to Bhutan returning to warlordism.
pYRRN TIL that nature often follows the Fibonacci sequence, AKA the golden ratio. Flowers follow this sequence is several ways, including the number of petals a flower has (Lily 3, Buttercups 5, daisies 34) and the distribution of seeds, such as the sunflower, who’s seeds form a perfect spiraling pattern.
Z5No TIL that after the short-lived “Friends” spin-off “Joey” was cancelled, Joey’s living room set was donated to a medical personnel “simulation centre” where paramedics could conduct training exercises and have their performance recorded on camera
Wk4wo TIL President Eisenhower would watch almost any movie that featured cowboys except for ones with Robert Mitchum because of his arrest for marijuana possession. As soon as Ike saw Mitchum in a movie he would walk out.
61M8 TIL That child support in Canada is based on past income not current income. People can be ordered by the court to pay more money than they make or have ever made. If Dave Foley returns to Canada he will go to jail because the child support payments are now literally impossible.