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TIL dogs don’t feel guilt

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x69rb TIL that Rochester in the UK was a city for almost 800 years until it lost that status due to an administrative error which was discovered four years after its reversion to a town
JYGL8 TIL that in the boat-naming poll that eventually resulted in Boaty McBoatface, Spanish trolls attempted to name the boat Blas de Lezo, after a Spanish admiral who defeated and humiliated the British Royal Navy in 1741. The organizers removed the name after it gained traction.
0wgQp TIL that when the Panchen Lama (2nd in command to the Dalai Lama) died in 1989, the Tibetan Buddhists chose a six year old boy to replace him in accordance with tradition. The Chinese government was unhappy with the pick and abducted him. He hasn’t been heard from since.
Mv8A TIL of ‘Paris Syndrome ’ where tourists suffer psychological distress or shock when the city does not live up th their expectations. It is common with Japanese tourists.
wLMb7 TIL, India is first country in the world to launch more than 100 satellites at one go.