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TIL we refer to our lower body garments as “pairs of pants” because they originally came as two articles of clothing instead of a single piece.

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kJ86m TIL, That since domestication, dogs' eyes have changed. Dogs now have eye muscles that make them more expressive and infant-like. These same muscles are absent in wolves, their closest relative.
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