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TIL Dogs have evolved to understand human laughter

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b1oQ TIL in 2015, FBI hair examiners knowingly gave erroneous testimony; they overstated results to benefit the prosecution in 95% of cases over previous 20 years.
bGW9 TIL that while on a visit to Poland, President Carter tried to tell the Polish people “I wish to learn your opinions and understand your desires for the future.” Instead, what he said translated to “I desire Poles carnally.”
nenY TIL people still live in a pennsylvania city that has been on fire for over 50 years
XPX8 TIL that Louis Armstrong almost wrote a second autobiography only about marijuana.
DoNg TIL that a dog in America was sent a subpoena to appear in court as a murder witness but was denied as dogs were not allowed in the courthouse.