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TIL that sled dog racing has been part of the Winter Olympics three times, as demonstration sport, but it have never been made an official event

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v7vK TIL that in a few Appalachian forests there are fireflies that glow blue for up to a minute instead of flashing yellow
1aL9O TIL rosemary is poisonous in large quantities. Rosemary is up to 0.5% camphor by weight; 400 grams of rosemary contains up to 2 grams of camphor, which is enough to cause serious toxicity.
PYLVV TIL that Wrinkles the clown was hired by desperate parents in Florida to scare and rein in their misbehaving kids.
a9oA TIL the Coca-Cola logo and the Ford logo use the same font, Spencerian script