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TIL the Olympics used to include medals for Art

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epnB4 TIL about Abul-Abbas. An elephant sent by the caliph Harun al-rashid ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi to the holy Roman emperor Charlemagne as a gift that symbolized the beginning of Abbasid-Carolingian relations. The elephant died in 810 just as charlemagne crossed the rhine.
XJ1R Today I learned that puppy breath smells good because their esophagus is still developing. You smell gas from the fresh food and sweet milk they just ate as opposed to bile or plaque in an adult dog’s breath.
KYVxJ TIL That in 1986 United Way released 1.5 million balloons in Cleveland, which resulted in clogged waterways and an airport being shutdown.
D146v TIL in 1984 an animator named Jim Jenkins had a rough breakup and suffered injuries in a biking accident. He gained a new outlook on life and desired a world “where there is no overdue rent and no delinquent phone bills”. This inspired the creation of Bluffington, the hometown of Nickelodeon's Doug.
KYNoB Today I Learned that Einstein never received a nobel prize for his work on relativity