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TIL that pet dogs (or wolves) have been a part of human culture since before writing, alcohol, or even agriculture.

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7rPMx TIL Despite claiming 100% of your online tip goes to the driver, Doordash words their pay model deceivingly so they can legally reduce your driver's pay by $1 for every $1 you tip.
4vL6 TIL in 1963 San Francisco Giants manager Alvin Dark is said to have joked, They’ll put a man on the moon before pitcher Gaylord Perry hits a home run. 1 hour after the 1969 moon landing he hit his first career homerun.
J1jBk TIL a liquor store in Oklahoma City installed a machine gun tower on the roof of the store after being bombed by the mafia multiple times
JY5km TIL there's a gene, creatively named Indy, short for "I'm Not Dead Yet", in fruit flies, owing to the phenomenon where some of it's mutations almost double the lifespan of said host.
bkv4 TIL that death as a result of shaken vending machines is twice as common as death from a shark attack.