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TIL The Uto-Aztecan language family, to which the ancient and modern Aztec languages belong, was historically so widespread beyond the Aztec Empire that the language family has speakers as far north as Idaho

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nWKvd TIL during WWII, the U.S. began a plan to train up to 2 million attack dogs to storm Japanese-held islands, but the project faced many issues. Some dogs feared shellfire, others were too docile, and many did not properly respond to their beach-crossing training. Millions spent, it was abandoned.
EgJLw TIL that a cubic kilometer of cumulus cloud weighs around 500,000kg and is still lighter than a cubic kilometer of dry air
4kAdb TIL that Brachycephalic dogs are more likely to die during air travel than dogs with normal-length muzzles.
neXj9 TIL Italy spent $50,000,000 bailing out the Parmesan cheese industry.
YVxG TIL there is an actual measurable difference between a pond and a lake. “If the water is deep enough that light does not get to the bottom, the body of water is considered a lake. A pond is a body of water shallow enough to support rooted plants.”