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TIL Terry "Toto" the Terrier dog from Wizard of Oz made $125/week, more then any Munchkins on set

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a8bPM TIL the American Crocodile is responsible for more fatal attacks on humans than any other crocodilian in the Americas, and is the fourth most dangerous in the world after the Saltwater, Nile, and Mugger crocodile.
OGaj4 TIL that some cultures believe that sleeping with your head facing north is bad for you
xnx1 TIL that Stan Laurel (of the legendary comedy duo Laurel and Hardy) refused to ever perform publicly again after the death of his friend and partner Oliver Hardy in 1957.
wmAM TIL A decibel is one tenth of a bel, a seldom-used unit named in honor of Alexander Graham Bell.
9kLB TIL there’s a valve in fetal hearts that diverts blood away from the lungs while in utero. It begins closing at the first breath as the baby gets oxygen from it’s own lungs for the first time.