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TIL that there are dogs that work in courtrooms to comfort victims of abuse whilst testifying. They are called ‘comfort dogs’.

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8jpK TIL of John Barrier, after a bank teller refused to validate his 50 cent parking because he was dressed poorly, he withdrew his million dollars from his account and took it to the bank across the street
j6PyX TIL Eating overcooked/burnt food doesn't have an established/quantitative link to increased cancer risk, contrary to what many of us have heard, since childhood. On the contrary, processed foods like bacon or salami increase the risk, regardless of how they're cooked
GAJEQ TIL that Timbaland plagiarized "Acidjazzed Evening" - a chiptune style track composed by Janne Sunni, to create the pop song "Do It". While he admitted to sampling, Timbaland did not believe his usage constituted 'stealing' and called the allegations 'ridiculous'.
EgMdd TIL The shipwreck of M/S Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea on September 28, 1994 and caused 852 deaths, is only about 80 meters below sea level. If you were to put the ship on her transom with the bow pointing to the sky, about half of the ship would be above the surface of the water.
vPOX4 TIL the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was founded by FDR's New Deal in 1933. In its 9 year existence the CCC employed nearly 3 million men, planted over 3.5 billion trees, and established more than 700 state parks. It was the most rapid peacetime mobilization in US history.