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TIL that in 1995 a Florida man buried 9 "unwanted" day-old puppies alive in a paper bag, in full view of their tethered mother. Mama dog broke free later and began frantically digging the ground and retrieving puppies, which luckily attracted the attention of a neighbor who phoned police.

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m8kM TIL Muay Thai Kick boxers go through bone training by creating hairline fractures in their shins that eventually heal becoming harder than rock
6EX8Y TIL that the Allies detained Germany's nuclear scientists in an English farm estate after the war. Their conversations were secretly recorded, giving us clues about their opinions on the war and on nuclear weapons.
0wNyM TIL the only ski jumping medalist in United States history won his medal 50 years later after a scoring error was discovered.
GALQ4 TIL the internationally recognised start of Earth's second-most recent geological age (the Pleistocene, aka the "Ice Age") is officially defined as the time when a specific species of algae became extinct
vK7D TIL There is a NGO in Kabul Afghanistan that introduces endangered youth to Skateboarding. They’re called Skateistan, 50% of their members are girls, and they face increasing pressure from Taliban forces.