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TIL rodents living outside of captivity still enjoy running in wheels because it gives them a self-rewarding "runner's high"

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8eEBb TIL it is possible to convert heat directly into electricity, with something called a Thermionic Generator. Humans are unfortunately not great at building them (yet).
9xvQ TIL that 14yo Davontae Sanford was coerced into confessing to a quadruple homicide by police in Detroit in 2007. The actual killer later confessed, but Davontae remains in prison serving a 37 to 90 year sentence.
xYRD TIL the last Nuremberg Rally intended to be held by Germany in 1939 was given the name “Rally of Peace”, to reiterate the German desire for peace, but it was cancelled at short notice because one day before the planned date, on September 1, Germany began its military offensive against Poland
GY5r5 TIL that South Africa is actually a country, and not actually a region used to represent the southern part of Africa.
grB6b TIL Almost entirely of modern Siberian Huskies registered in the US are descendants of the 1930 Siberia imports and of Leonhard Seppala's dogs, particularly Togo.