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Til: Dogs turn in circles before lying down because in the wild this turns long grass into a bed

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5nw8 TIL that a group of Nuns is called a Superfluity, Cobblers a Drunkenship, and (wild) Cats a Destruction. Here is a huge list of Collective Nouns.
0wNJj TIL All blue-eyed people have a single ancestor in common, born around 6,000 to 10,000 years ago.
a8D0A TIL more than 1 in 10 Americans have no close friends. The share of Americans who have zero close friends has been steadily rising. From 3% of the population in 1991 to 12% in 2021. The share who have 10 or more close friends has also fallen - from 33% to 13%.
VBoPD TIL there is a North Korean novel in English about a couple falling in love while studying at university in Pyongyang who later flee to China. The author Ann Shin met and interviewed many defectors
4kO7a TIL: William R. King is the only U.S. Vice President to take the oath of office on foreign soil. King had tuberculosis and had traveled to Cuba to regain his health. Since he couldn't be in DC to take the oath, Congress passed an act that allowed him to be sworn in near Matanzas, Cuba.