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TIL humans domesticated dogs before we domesticated potatoes

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dOod TIL In the late 19th Century a plain, thin, red or black ribbon choker had ties to prostitution, as seen in Manet’s painting Olympia
XEd0Q TIL there’s so much bourbon coming out of Kentucky that the number of barrels is larger than the number of people in the state!
jN7Qp TIL that Marion Stokes built an archive of network, local, and cable news, in her home, one tape at a time, recording every major (and trivial) news event until the day she died in 2012 at the age of 83 of lung disease.
b96Va TIL the R-rated film Planes Trains and Automobiles would have been rated PG if not for the scene where Steve Martin says "fucking" 18 times in one minute. Despite the rating it is the only time in the movie where the word is used.
g7m8 TIL Hamsters who appear dead are often just hibernating; if you suspect your pet is dead, you should look very closely to be sure he’s gone (thanks, /r/Unexpected)