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TIL that dogs rely on human more than their own kind for affection, protection and everything in between.

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JYmB1 TIL after new laws banning the use of inmates in experiments was passed, pharmaceutical company Phizer tested the volatile antibiotic Trovan on dozens of Nigerian children. The tests left children dead, disabled, and resulted in a hefty out of court settlement between Pfizer and the Nigerian people.
b9oop TIL that not all torpedoes are designed to pierce hulls then explode, some detonate below the target ship without making contact. This creates a gas bubble that causes the ship to be thrust out of the water then dropped back into the resulting void, often breaking the vessel in half and sinking it.
6mdJ TIL The new Marriott in Port au Prince is a teaching hotel and hiring priorities are given to Haitians in need of work over past experience or skill set in order to support the community. Extra showers and facilities were built for the staff, many of whom don’t have running water in their own homes
Dbgv TIL that a boy in France was actually raised by wolves in the late 1700s and was not discovered and brought back to society until he was 12, where he continuously tried to escape back into the wild.
KDeR TIL in 1970 cannabis was placed in Schedule-1 category of controlled drugs “Temporarily” while the Nixon Administration awaited the Shafer Report, which ended up calling for the immediate end to cannabis prohibition.