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TIL Freud’s dog, a Chow Chow named Jofi, would often sit in on his sessions as a calming effecting on his patients. She was also good at keeping time, only getting up when the session was over.

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rxm4 TIL that Kim Jong-un’s great-grandfather was a Korean independence activist and a devout Christian missionary.
R7bG6 TIL James Hong (Lopan from Big Trouble in Little China) served in the US Army during the Korean War, but he was so entertaining to the other troops in training camp that the camp general requested he stay at the camp to be in charge of live shows rather than deploy overseas.
wL6Y8 TIL deepest shaft cave of India Krem Um Ladaw is where the largest cave fishes are found, interestingly 10 times bigger than the next one, and are blind. ps. link has some breathtaking pics and video of the underground World.
xVMab TIL about ‘death by misadventure’. In the UK this means a manner (not cause) of death attributed to risks undertaken voluntarily. Amy Winehouse is amongst the people who have died in this way.
ylka TIL there is a 103 year old orca whale named Granny. She predates the Titanic!