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TIL that some dogs can smell changes in your heart rate.

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XEXR8 TIL Mary Queen of Scots suspected of murdering her husband fled to England for help. Cousin Queen Elizabeth I, threatened by Mary’s claim to her throne, imprisoned her 19 yrs then beheaded her. Elizabeth had no children so Mary’s son ironically became first king over England, Scotland & Ireland
6EpY8 TIL of an elegy “Requiem” written over three decades and is known as the best known poetry work about Soviet Great Terror.
RL9w TIL that “Beats by Dre” headphones, which sell for as much as $450, only cost about $14 to make.
8aV98 TIL a woman sued a TV weatherman after he predicted a sunny day, causing her to go out lightly dressed - and when it turned stormy, she caught the flu, missed 4 days’ work, spent $38 on medication, and suffered stress. The case was settled out of cоurt for $1000, and the weatherman apologised to her
LpBv TIL when Andrew Niccol directed Lord of War he purchased 3000 real Kalashnikov automatic rifles because they were cheaper than prop guns