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TIL Dogs can roll their eyes when annoyed, similarly to humans!

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4GDN TIL that until the early 20th century, young boys wore dresses or gowns until around the age of 8, when they reached the age of breeching, an important rite of passage in the lives of small boys when they wore breeches or trousers for the first time.
XEvl6 TIL Stanford University built a system that simulates a million neurons and runs on just 5W of power
jNY1M TIL that a 12-minute Hobbit "movie" was made in 1967 because the production company was about to lose the film rights unless a movie was released. It was produced quickly and cheaply, released on the very last day the rights would expire. Tolkien had to pay $100,000 to get the rights back.
oRE TIL there is a swath of land in West Virginia called the National Radio Quiet Zone where cell phones and WiFi signals are banned
QJ9xa TIL Dnieper Hydroelectric Station project used the experience gained from the construction of the Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power Stations at Niagara Falls among others. Six American engineers were awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour for it.