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TIL dog mouths aren't any cleaner than human mouths, and can even host a great amount of bacteria, including various parasites and more.

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WZn8 TIL since the SNES wasn’t powerful enough to emulate a GameBoy in software, the Super GameBoy actually contained all the hardware of a regular gameboy except the screen
d8098 TIL of Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California. When the gun failed, she turned to the Secret Service and said, "It didn't go off. Can you believe it?"
R7g09 TIL that the worst building collapse in history killed 1100 in 2013. The building owner had bribed many official and investigators to conceal the many irregularities during construction. In the resulting trial, the owner was given just six months bail.
BWyr TIL that the FDA is accused of having unethical relationships with drug manufacturers, resulting in many potentially unsafe drugs on the market.
JY4al TIL about the unsolved killing of Ken McElroy of Skidmore, Missouri. He was indicted 21 times and escaped conviction each time, except the last. He was later killed in broad daylight by at least two different firearms. Although this was witnessed by a few dozen people, no one has been convicted.