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TIL that grapes and raisins are highly toxic for dogs

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9kmM TIL J.K. Rowling was the first ever person to become a billionaire (in US dollars) by writing books
m1jLx TIL that in 1926, the Poltiburo of the Soviet Union was made up of seven men, Joseph Stalin, Nikolai Bukharin, Mikhail Tomsky, Grigory Zinoviev, Leon Trotsky, Lev Kamenev, and Alexei Rykov. By 1940, Stalin was the only one of them left alive, having killed all of the other members.
EgOPw TIL that in some parts of Ruhr region (Germany) the ground has sunk by up to 30m (12m in average) due to exzessive mining in the region. The homes of millions of people would be flooded if the pumps were stopped to keep the groundwater level artificially low. These pumps have to pump forever.
ayOL TIL the word “dumpster” started out as a brand name, like kleenex, velcro, etc.
VXNG TIL that in 1985 five Americans - fans of the University of Texas - were arrested in front of the Vatican for displaying the ‘horns’ gesture with their hands.