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TIL that dogs, just like humans, can have autism. Professionally known as 'Canine Dysfunctional Behaviour', such dogs display similar symptoms to autistic humans like social interaction difficulties and trouble expressing emotions.

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GYjb1 TIL women suffer from migraines three times as often as men. In the U.S., 18% of women suffer compared to 6% of men. But during the reproductive years, as many as 43% of women suffer.
W7AY4 TIL that in WWII, Lt. Louis E. Curdes Jr. was credited with a “kill” after intentionally shooting down a U.S. C-47 to prevent it from landing on a Japanese-held airfield, saving the crew from capture. The crew went on to rescue one of his wingmen after who was also shot down nearby.
E1Eod TIL that Napoleon signed the Louisiana Purchase in his bathtub at the Tulleries Palace. An American hotelier in Louisiana bought the tub in 2006 and put it in a hotel in New Orleans for guests to bathe in.
WknG4 TIL that George Newhall and Tom Yohe, co-creators of the "School House Rock" series of educational short songs, produced a similar series for NBC in 1978 called "The Metric Marvels" to teach kids about the metric system in support of the US' short-lived transition to metric.
l7MxA TIL Volkswagen offered 5 years of free connected emergency services on certain car models after law enforcement contacted VW's Car-Net service to ask for the GPS location of a carjacked vehicle with a child inside and the representative refused to help until a $150 subscription fee was paid.