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TIL that people in France who can’t afford the housing market are making homes in caves

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e0D44 TIL John Steinbeck’s dog, Toby, ate his manuscript of Of Mice and Men. There was no other draft. Steinbeck said of the incident, “I was pretty mad but the poor little fellow may have been acting critically. I didn’t want to ruin a good dog for a ms (manuscript), I’m not sure is good at all.”
dGGj TIL that Salvador Dalí Designed the Chupa Chups Logo
yQdNV TIL the study that yeilded the concept of the alpha wolf (commonly used by people to justify aggressive behaviour) originated in a debunked model using just a few wolves in captivity. Its originator spent years trying to stop the myth to no avail.
N7Y9J TIL Of the Oldest 100 Americans to Have Ever Lived, Only 6 Were Men
x6Ork TIL China only has one time zone