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TIL beware of the dog signs have been normal for 2.000 years

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e04bb TIL that solid chocolate was only invented in the 1840s. Beforehand, chocolate powder was mostly consumed as a drink, and it wasn't until the 1870s that solid bars started to become more common.
wLD48 TIL George Miller, director of the mad Max franchise also directed the Babe Franchise.
pvRN TIL Buzz Aldrin’s Mother’s maiden name was Moon
njyb TIL the hubble telescope discovered a galaxy so big that it shouldn’t exist according to modern physics
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