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TIL 93% of dog owners in the U.S. say their dog has made them a better person in at least one way, a study found.

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a8Veb TIL - There exists a The Rainbow Connection cover from The Carpenters, but it wasn't released until 2001 by fan request, because Karen Carpenter thought it wasn't good enough, and most Carpenter fans don't even know it.
QJyrE TIL of the Cannonball Run, an unsanctioned coast to coast race held by Car and Driver magazine in the 1970s protesting speed limits. Cars would average 100 MPH, barreling across America in as little as two days.
XDBk TIL Dole sued and threatened everybody they could to make sure the documentary Bananas!* would not be shown to the public.
PkvZ TIL there is a tiny British colony in the Pacific with so many pedophiles that the no one under the age of 16 can go there without prior authorization
mxE8Y TIL San Francisco has the lowest percentage of children among the largest cities in the United States — with just 13.4% of inhabitants under 18