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TIL That Segway accused its Chinese copycat of violating its patents. The copycat responded by buying the Segway company.

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kObEE TIL that dogs can make 100 different facial expressions and most of them are made with their ears and they are aware that eye contact with a human signals a level of trust and comfort.
MerD0 TIL During the Vietnam War the act of "Fragging" was when US troops would toss a grenade in their commanding officers tent; known and suspected fragging cases by explosives in Vietnam from 1969 to 1972 totaled nearly 900...
9dLG TIL that in 2011, after being nominated for worst company in America again, Comcast tried to get their employees to vote multiple times in an effort to not be the worst company. Before they issued the memo, they had 65% of the vote. After news got out, they had over 83%.
R79m7 TIL a bit of composite material could greatly inhibit the spread of germs among air travelers, who come in contact with some 3 billion others annually.
pYvgb TIL scientists are trying to figure out if a dog can tell a person has upset feelings by the way they smell