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TIL Dogs Like To Sniff Our Crotches Becouse Of Excessive Release Of Pheromones

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epdAD TIL that in the 19th century, some American schools had a “dunce cap” for students who misbehaved or struggled in class.
D7Ve TIL - Jackie Robinson was the first athlete in UCLA history to letter in four sports in a single year.
mxXEY TIL of Joe Arridy, a mentally disabled man who was executed for a murder he didn’t commit. Police also arrested the true killer who was found with the murder weapon & identified by the victim’s sister. Arridy didn’t understand his fate & laughed & smiled entering the gas chamber.
wow9J TIL before the mid-eighteenth century, paint with a glossy finish was preferred on panelled walls and woodwork. Its increased reflectivity was helpful for rooms that had candlelights. When plaster walls became popular, matte paint started to be preferred.
dm97 TIL that Robert Downey Jr. once rescued an elder woman by using his jacket to tie around her wound and ordering people to call an ambulance. The woman’s granddaughter thanks him fifteen years later.