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TIL that grapes and raisins are highly toxic for dogs

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KYMLw TIL Anvil firing is the practice of exploding an anvil into the air. Anvils are typically fired as a celebration, be it to honor St. Clement's (the Patron Saint of blacksmiths) or in a 21 anvil salut as found in New Westminster, British Columbia.
18e4 TIL, in 1985, a doctor in Lovell, Wyoming was convicted of sexually assaulting patients for over 25 years. One of the reasons he was able to get away with it for so long was that many of his victims were strict Mormons and didn’t know what a proper pelvic exam, or even sex, felt like.
EgEYd TIL that Volkswagen, one of the biggest car makers in the world, also produces a type of sausage called currywurst, which they mainly serve to their employees. The company has in fact, made more sausages than they've made cars.
D1RMp TIL The widowhood effect is the increase in the probability of a person dying a relatively short time after their long-time spouse has died. The pattern indicates a sharp increase in risk of death for the widower, particularly, in the three months closest thereafter the death of the spouse.
4mN TIL Korean baseball teams are named after companies that own them, not regions (an example is Samsung Lions)