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TIL that bulldogs are incapable of reproducing naturally, their anatomy is messed up from humans breeding them so much that all bulldog puppies must be delivered via c-section.

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N7gKb TIL a condemned ship filled with animals sailed over Niagara Falls as part of a tourism stunt. In 1827, William Forsyth, an investor in the Falls, concocted the idea to draw in more tourism. The ship held Buffalo, bears, raccoons, a dog, and a goose. Some 10,000 people watched it sail over the edge.
ANWvg TIL that scientists showed Panda Pornography videos to Panda to check the side effects of Viagra
yQJep TIL of Salvador Alvarenga, who was lost at sea for a world record 438 days after he and a friend were hit by a storm whilst fishing in 2012. He encountered a cargo ship during the ordeal that didn't save him, and was sued upon his return home by his friend's family for eating him to stay alive
VMowQ TIL of Elizabeth of Russia. She received little education, no one wanted to marry her because her mother was a peasant, & her finacé was murdered. Regardless, when she became Empress of Russia she built the University of Moscow, the Winter Palace, & would pay the dowry of future brides.
d816K TIL Why there's an extra shoelace hole in your shoes!