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TIL That Kingsford was founded by Ford to dispose of the excess wood from the Model T

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bko4 TIL that Cincinnati has a subway system that was abandoned and never finished.
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wLk67 TIL Many American movie villains have British accents, specifically Queen's English, because Americans associate that accent with high intellect and low morals.
8ae7Z Yes. Many pet owners have seen their sleeping dog or cat twitch or paw the air, as if dreaming of bones to bury or mice to chase. Stanley Coren, a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia and author of the book The Intelligence of Dogs, says that canines go through the same sleep stages as we do, only faster.