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TIL a farmer in China grows Buddha shaped pears.

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69eLY TIL February 1 is World Galgo Day, signifying the end of the hunting season in Spain and the brutal killing of the hunting dog. An estimated 50,000 to 100,000 Galgos and Podencos are killed, often brutally, each year
9YlZp TIL of Transhumanism,an international movement that believes humans are currently in a transition state, and that future biotechnologies will allow us to drastically enhance our physical and cognitive capabilities and to stop biological aging, therefore essentially making us immortal or "transhuman"
E1ZyX TIL James Buchanan was America's first (and only) bachelor President. His niece, Harriet, acted as First Lady
6EBm8 TIL exocannibals eat people from outside their social group, while endocannibals eat members of their own community
GYdwJ TIL while the Snellen eye-chart is the most common, created in 1862, the Mayerle eye test chart created in 1907 tested acuity, astigmatism, muscular stength of the eyes and color vision