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TIL that grapes and raisins are highly toxic for dogs

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8aX7a TIL When Charles II died he had no legitimate heirs, but he did have several illegitimate children. Two of those children were ancestors of Princess Diana, so when William becomes king, he will be the first descendant of Charles II to take the throne.
d8k8r TIL of The Silurian Hypothesis, which is a thought experiment that assesses modern science's ability to detect evidence of a prior advanced civilization, perhaps several million years ago.
Yj1A TIL There are de-classified FBI documents suggesting Hitler didn’t kill himself but rather escaped to Argentina with his wife Eva Braun.
n8pP TIL Tetris was originally created as a simple game to test the capabilities of new Soviet hardware. This is the original version.
lorM7 TIL on steam powered paddle ships, visibility was greatly hindered by the two large arches on either side of the ship. To combat this, a literal bridge would be built between them so the captain and helmsman could still get good visibility, thus why a ship's command center is called a "bridge".