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TIL modern dog experts say you SHOULD comfort your dog when they’re afraid of fireworks or thunderstorms.

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VMYvQ TIL that NFL players where not compelled to stand for the anthem until 2009 when the US-ARMY began paying the NFL for “acts of patriotism”
KY8j6 [TIL] Sushi, or vinegared rice, was initially used as a preservative for a dish called narezushi (馴れ寿司). The fermented rice was packed around raw salted fish, which in turn fermented and preserved the fish for months. Once the fish was consumed, the rice was thrown away.
9wVN6 TIL about the Levon Affair, a false flag operation in Egypt committed by Israeli intelligence. The bombings were to be blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood. Incriminating evidence was found in the apartment of one of the agents whose bomb prematurely ignited.
BgEJd TIL US soldiers are four times as likely to die by suicide than in combat
oW5R TIL that Pokémon provide scholarship money to top finishers in their American and world championship leagues.