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TIL of the Madigan Foal Squeeze. This treatment for foals that don't show interest in their mother or nursing simulates the pressure the foal would have felt in the birth canal. It's thought that the pressure signals the foal's body to stop producing a sedative that keeps it calm in the womb.

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XE74E TIL Wrigley’s was originally a soap company that gifted baking powder with their soap. The baking powder became more popular than the soap so they switched to selling baking powder with chewing gum as a gift. The gum became more popular than the baking powder so the company switched to selling gum.
nW86r TIL about the “Tetris Effect” where after playing a video game for significant amount of time, a person can experience altered thoughts, dreams and experiences in their real life.
epEjL TIL Before Washington, DC became the capital of the US, George Washington and John Adams lived in the President's House in Philadelphia during their presidencies. Due to confusion over its location, it was accidentally demolished in 1951. A public toilet was built over the site it once stood.
WLZN TIL Cher is the only artist to have a Billboard number one hit in each of the past 6 decades
OvV7 TIL that in July 1945, Kodak accidentally discovered the U.S. was testing atomic bombs after customers complained of “foggy” film.