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TIL harmless bacteria called Pseudomonas and Proteus can make your dogs paws smell like popcorn and corn chips.

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WkOWA TIL that a Wisconsin man named Don Gorske holds the world record for most Big Mac's ever eaten, currently numbered at over 30,000. Even so, his cholesterol levels are 52 mg/dl below the average of 208.
yMDa TIL if you cut off a ring of bark around a tree trunk, the tree will die
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NNLP TIL that during the attack on Pearl Harbor the USS Aylwin, with only 50% of her crew and under the command of an Ensign, made it out of the Harbor and was able to effectively engage the enemy. She remained under the command of the Ensign for over a day while she conducted combat patrols.
b6pop TIL Boxer Sugar Ray Robinson killed this opponent Jimy Doyle after having a dream that he killed him in the ring.